POc *ma- and the Adjectives: Oceanic as Seen through Possibly Productive Morphology in Tukang Besi

Structure Is Not Syntax: Passive Functions in Tukang Besi

The passive construction in Tukang Besi demonstrates a striking break between the morphosyntactically coded properties of its argument and the syntactic privileges that are displayed (or, rather, not displayed) by that argument. An analysis in terms of very simple predicate logic is advanced that not only accounts for the passive data very simply, but makes a number of other surprising predicti...

Structure is not syntax: passive functions in Tukang Besi

Morphology and the Hierarchical Lexicon

Approaches to morphology typically account for regular, completely productive aaxation, while ignoring sub-regular and semi-productive schemata. I present an alternative approach to derivational morphology which relates exceptions and sub-regularities to the productive rules, and also captures some linguistically relevant generalizations that cannot be expressed in other theories. The data come...

Reconstructing the Geocentric System of Proto Oceanic

S Su um mm ma ar ry y The comparison of sixteen Austronesian languages, regarding the absolute coordinates they use in space reference, makes it possible to propose a historical hypothesis regarding the geocentric system of Proto Oceanic: on land, one up-down axis defined by the declivity of the ground; at sea, a second up-down axis motivated by the prevailing trade winds. After reconstructing ...

رفتار تولیدی در خانه (مطالعه موردی: تولید در خانه در قشر مذهبی شهر قم)

Searching for the criteria of Islamic settlement in current situation of Iran is seen as an important issue in Iranian urban planning. One of them that is rarely taken into account by designers and housing planners is the Islamic house as a productive unit. The mission of this research is to find suitable kinds of production from Islamic point of view for conducting at home via searching Islami...