Switch-reference and Universal Grammar

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Switch-reference and Universal Grammar is written by John Haiman and published by John Benjamins Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9027228663 (ISBN 10) and 9789027228666 (ISBN 13).

Canonical switch-reference is an inflectional category of the verb, which indicates whether or not its subject is identical with the subject of some other verb. Switch-reference may be analyzed from a structural or a functional point of view. Functionally, switch-reference is a device for referential tracking. Formally, switch-reference is almost always a verbal category, similar to the familiar category of verbal concord. In most languages switch-reference marking is indicated by a verbal affix, however in some languages it may be marked by an independent morpheme. The contributions to this volume are concerned with questions of form, function, and genesis of canonical switch-reference systems.