TY  - CHAP
A1  - Marten, Lutz
T1  - The preverbal position(s) in Bantu inversion constructions : theoretical and comparative considerations
T2  - Proceedings of the Workshop BantuSynPhonIS : Preverbal Domain(s), Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Berlin;  ZASPil  Vol. 57, S. 136-159
N2  - Inversion constructions in Bantu have been discussed from a variety of perspectives over the last decades. Well-known construction types include locative inversion and subject-object reversal, while more recently semantic locative inversion and instrument inversion have been described. Theoretical studies of Bantu inversion constructions have focused on different aspects of the construction, including the licensing and grammatical function, information structure properties and the formal characteristics of pre- and postverbal NPs. With respect to the status of preverbal NPs in inversion constructions, different analyses have probed the status of the NP as subject or topic, or, more recently, as the subject of a Predication relation. The present paper summarises and compares different analyses of the preverbal domain in inversion constructions and brings out empirical and conceptual similarities and differences. In addition, different analyses are related to comparative studies of Bantu inversion constructions, so as to probe how attested variation across Bantu relates to findings of different formal accounts. The paper aims to summarise current research on the preverbal domain in inversion constructions and to indicate directions for future work.
KW  - Bantusprachen
KW  - Syntax
Y1  - 2014
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36421
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-364212
UR  - http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/zaspil.html
SN  - 1435-9588
SN  - 0947-7055
VL  - 57
SP  - 136
EP  - 159
PB  - Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft
CY  - Berlin
ER  -