Passive constructions in Lithuanian : selected works of Emma Geniušienė

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knyga / Book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Passive constructions in Lithuanian: selected works of Emma Geniušienė
Authors:
Geniušienė, Emma
Editors:
  • Kibort, Anna, redagavimas [edt]
  • Maskaliūnienė, Nijolė, redagavimas [edt]
  • Ratkus, Artūras, vertimas [trl]
Publication Data:
Amsterdam ; John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016.
Pages:
XX, 313 p
Series:
Studies in Language Companion Series; 179
Notes:
Bibliografija prie skyrių ir rodyklės.
Contents:
Editors’ foreword — Acknowledgements — Abbreviations — Passive constructions in Lithuanian — Introduction — Some aspects of the theory and methods of studying the passive voice: The problem of the passive voice in Lithuanian linguistics; Some issues of the theory of the passive; Research methods for the present work — The passive alternation: Modification of the predicate verb; Alternative realisations of the participants; The syntactic rules of the passive alternation; Restrictions on the passive alternation — The use of the passive: The use of actional and stative passives; Functional types of passive constructions — A quantitative account of passive constructions: Features of passive constructions with reference to the predicate verb; Features of passive constructions with reference to the arguments — Conclusions — References — Appendix — Selected issues of diathesis and voice in Lithuanian — Diatheses and voices in present-day Lithuanian: The essential facts of Lithuanian morphology and syntax; “Canonical” active diatheses; “Canonical” passive diatheses; “Non-canonical” passive diatheses; Active and passive diatheses with causative verbs; Active and passive diatheses with modifying verbs; Temporal relations between active and passive forms; The presence or absence of the oblique agent; Passive forms with Stative meaning — References — The relation between the passive and the Stative in Lithuanian: The stative meaning of passive forms; The two phases of stative meaning; The contextual circumstances of the use of the passive and the stative; The incorporation of the passive and the stative in chains of predicates; The adverbial modifiers of time used with the passive and the stative; Contextual features exclusive to the stative; The metaphoric use of the stative; The stative in Lithuanian vs Russian, English and German; Sources of the material; References —The relation between the passive and the Stative in Lithuanian: The stative meaning of passive forms; The two phases of stative meaning; The contextual circumstances of the use of the passive and the stative; The incorporation of the passive and the stative in chains of predicates; The adverbial modifiers of time used with the passive and the stative; Contextual features exclusive to the stative; The metaphoric use of the stative; The stative in Lithuanian vs Russian, English and German; Sources of the material; References — The relation between the indefinite personal and the passive in Lithuanian: Some general remarks about the indefinite personal and the passive in Lithuanian; The formal relation between the indefinite personal and the passive; Contextual interchangeability of the indefinite personal and the passive; A quantitative account of the indefinite personal and the passive; Conclusions; References — On the passive form of intransitive verbs: The features of the passive; The structure of passive constructions; Characteristics of the intransitive passive; Sources of the material; References — Categories of the Lithuanian verb in the passive voice: Introductory remarks about the Lithuanian verb; The category of mood in the passive and active voice; The category of tense; A quantitative analysis of the use of passives; Conclusions; References — The incorporation of the passive in text in Russian — A brief note about the incorporation of the passive in text in Russian: Repetition of nominals as a means of relating clauses communicatively; Accounting for textual coherence; The aims and methods of the present investigation; The most widespread types of relation between linked nominals; Conclusions; References — Author index — Subject index.
Reviews:
Recenzija leidinyje Baltistica. 2017, t. 52, Nr. 1, p. 171-180
Summary / Abstract:

ENThis unique volume comprises a monograph and a set of articles by renowned typologist Emma Geniušienė which all focus on the topic of morphologically passive constructions in Lithuanian. It is the first translation into English of the author’s original work from the 1970s. It offers a rich treasury of data, a detailed structural description of all morphologically passive constructions, and an examination of the functions which these constructions have in the discourse. The addition of modern interlinear morpheme-by-morpheme glosses to hundreds of linguistic examples and expert editorial work have turned the hard-to-access material into a timeless resource available for the first time to a broad international readership. The volume will be of value to descriptive linguists, typologists, morphologists and formal syntacticians, as well as to scholars of information structure and functional text analysis. It is an exciting addition to the linguistic literature and a fitting tribute to the author. [Publisher annotation]

DOI:
10.1075/slcs.179
ISBN:
9789027259448
Subject:
Kalbotyra / Linguistics
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