An Areal Typology of Agreement Systems

Surveying over 300 languages, this typological study presents new theoretical insights into the nature of agreement, as well as empirical findings about the distribution of agreement patterns in the world's languages. Focussing primarily on agreement in gender, number and person, but with reference to agreement in other smaller categories, Ranko Matasović aims to discover which patterns of agreement are widespread and common in languages, and which are rather limited in their distribution. He sheds new light on a range of important theoretical questions such as what agreement actually is, what areal, typological and genetic patterns exist across agreement systems, and what problems in the analysis of agreement remain unresolved. Surveying Over 300 Languages, This Typological Study Presents New Theoretical Insights Into The Nature Of Agreement, As Well As Empirical Findings About The Distribution Of Agreement Patterns In The World's Languages. Focussing Primarily On Agreement In Gender, Number And Person, But With Reference To Agreement In Other Smaller Categories, Ranko Matasovi? Aims To Discover Which Patterns Of Agreement Are Widespread And Common In Languages, And Which Are Rather Limited In Their Distribution. He Sheds New Light On A Range Of Important Theoretical Questions Such As What Agreement Actually Is, What Areal, Typological And Genetic Patterns Exist Across Agreement Systems, And What Problems In The Analysis Of Agreement Remain Unresolved. Ranko Matasović, Univesity Of Zagreb. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Este estudio tipológico, en el que se analizan más de 300 lenguas, presenta nuevas perspectivas teóricas sobre la naturaleza de la concordancia, así como resultados empíricos sobre la distribución de los patrones de concordancia en las lenguas del mundo. Centrándose principalmente en la concordancia en género, número y persona, pero también en otras categorías menores, Ranko Matasović pretende descubrir qué patrones de concordancia están muy extendidos y son comunes en las lenguas, y cuáles tienen una distribución más bien limitada. El autor arroja nueva luz sobre una serie de importantes cuestiones teóricas, como qué es realmente la concordancia, qué patrones areales, tipológicos y genéticos existen en los sistemas de concordancia y qué problemas del análisis de la concordancia siguen sin resolverse Surveying over 300 languages, this typological study presents new theoretical insights into the nature of agreement, as well as empirical findings about the distribution of agreement patterns in the world's languages. Focussing primarily on agreement in gender, number and person, but with reference to agreement in other smaller categories, Ranko MatasoviÄ#x87; aims to discover which patterns of agreement are widespread and common in languages, and which are rather limited in their distribution. He sheds new light on a range of important theoretical questions such as what agreement actually is, what areal, typological and genetic patterns exist across agreement systems, and what problems in the analysis of agreement remain unresolved An Areal Typology of Agreement Systems Preface 1. Introduction 2. What Is Agreement? 3. Domains of Agreement and Categories Involved 4. Problems with Agreement 5. Grammatical, Ambiguous and Anaphoric Agreement 6. Marginal Agreement 7. The Sample of Languages 8. Areal and Genetic Patterns in Agreement Systems 9. Typological Correlations in Agreement Systems 10. Diachronic Patterns in the Development of Agreement 11. Conclusions Appendix: Languages in the Database Language Index Subject Index Intended for experts in typological and areal linguistics and to students of these disciplines, this study contains new theoretical insights into the nature of grammatical agreement, and empirical findings about the distribution of various agreement patterns in the world's languages. The first areal-typological exploration of agreement systems in the world's languages