Author Description

The Linker Introduces (links) A Variety Of Expressions Into The Verb Phrase, Including Locatives, The Second Object Of A Double Object Construction, The Second Object Of A Causative, Instruments, Subject Matter Arguments, And Adverbs. This Volume Collects Together Chris Collins's Published Work On The Linker In The Khoisan Languages. Here, Collins Offers A Systematic Description Of The Linker In [lhoã, Ju|'hoan, N|uu, And To A Lesser Extent!xoõ And |xam. For Each Language, Collins Illustrates Various Uses Of The Linker, Drawing Attention To Cross-linguistic Generalizations As Well As To Variation Between The Languages. The Work Presented In This Volume Should Be Of Interest To Researchers Working In A Wide Variety Of Syntactic Frameworks On Different Languages Of The World.