Zero-encoding Conjunctional Possessives Clausal Possessives Topic-Locational hybrids The Typology of Predicative Possession 1 The domain of the inquiryġ.1 Introduction Previous work The semantics of possession: two parameters The cognitive space of possession: subdomains Formal restrictions on the domain 1.5.1 Predicative and attributive possession 1.5.2 DeWnite and indeWnite possession 1.5.3 Other formal restrictions 1.6 The deWnition of the domain 1.7 The sample 1.8 Outline of this book 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5Ģ Four basic types of predicative possession 2.1 Methodological issues 2.1.1 Types of criteria 2.1.2 Weighing of criteria 2.1.3 Diachronic factors 2.1.4 Double options 2.2 The deWnition of the criterion 2.3 The Locational Possessive 2.4 The With-Possessive 2.5 The Topic Possessive 2.6 The Have-Possessive 2.7 Conclusion 3 Non-standard variants 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Possessor indexing on the possesseeģ 4 10 15 25 26 28 30 35 35 36 38 38 38 40 42 45 48 48 54 57 62 69 70 70 70 Verhaar (1925–2001) in memoriamĬontents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available Typeset by SPI Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham, Wiltshire ISBN 978–0–19–921165–4 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With oYces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York q Leon Stassen 2009 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2009 All rights reserved. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. Predicative Possession L E O N S TA S S E N
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