Nominalization in Western Austronesian

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Nominalization in Western Austronesian is written by Maria Bardají and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3111461904 (ISBN 10) and 9783111461908 (ISBN 13).

This book explores nominalization processes in Totoli (Sulawesi, Indonesia) within the context of western Austronesian symmetrical voice languages. The main focus is on lexical nominalizations, especially on action nominal constructions derived with pV-/pVN-/pVg- and kV-. By means of corpus data, the book provides a characterization of the form and the functions of these constructions and their hybrid nominal and verbal nature. It then investigates the role of nominalization (and subordination) in information packaging using the concept of at-issueness. Finally, it provides a systematic survey of nominalization constructions in 67 western Austronesian symmetrical voice languages.