Riesberg, Sonja ORCID: 0000-0002-0252-0910, Farre, Maria Bardaji i, Malcher, Kurt and Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. . Predicting voice choice in symmetrical voice languages All the things that do not work in Totoli. Stud. Lang.. AMSTERDAM: JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO. ISSN 1569-9978

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Abstract

Western Austronesian symmetrical voice languages exhibit at least two basic transitive constructions. This paper investigates what factors influence speakers' choice of one voice over another in natural spoken discourse. It provides a thorough assessment of all factors that have been proposed to be relevant for voice choice in the literature on symmetrical voice systems. Using the Indonesian language Totoli as a case study, we show that unlike in languages with asymmetrical voice alternations, argument-related properties such as topicality, activation state, animacy, etc. do not play a major role in voice choice in symmetrical voice languages. We argue that for symmetrical voice alternations other factor groups are relevant than for asymmetrical voice alternations and that the clear structural differences between the two alternation types are mirrored in functional differences.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Riesberg, SonjaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0252-0910UNSPECIFIED
Farre, Maria Bardaji iUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Malcher, KurtUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Himmelmann, Nikolaus P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-582639
DOI: 10.1075/sl.20061.rie
Journal or Publication Title: Stud. Lang.
Publisher: JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO
Place of Publication: AMSTERDAM
ISSN: 1569-9978
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
DISCOURSE; TRANSITIVITYMultiple languages
Linguistics; Language & LinguisticsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58263

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