Abstract
This paper discusses middles in Marori (Isolate, TNG; Indonesian Papua), contributing to the theoretical debate as to the best approach to middles. Marori data on middles shows that the valence and transitivity of a middle structure is constructed in both morphology and syntax. However, certain lexical properties of the predicate (e.g. inherent reflexivity) are important. It is demonstrated that LFGs parallel structure model is well suited to handle the properties of middles in Marori. Drawing insights from earlier LFG works on reflexives/reciprocals (Alsina 1996, Dalrymple et al. 1998, Rákosi 2008, Hurst 2010), a lexical-constructional analysis in LFG to account for the interface of morphology-syntax-semantics of middle expressions in Marori is proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of LFG '15 Conference |
| Editors | Miriam Butt and Tracy Holloway King |
| Place of Publication | Stanford |
| Publisher | CLSI publications |
| Pages | 5-25 |
| Edition | peer reviewed |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) 2015 Conference - Tokyo, Japan, Japan Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) 2015 Conference |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| Period | 1/01/15 → … |
| Other | 18-20 July 2015 |