David Inman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1453957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Inman |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Inman |
| SIGNATURE | INMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1892-591X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Singular-plural verb stem alternation: Uncovering global and local drivers of typological variation
In this paper, we present a comparative concept for singular-plural verb stem alternation (Sg-Pl alternation) and a systematic global survey of its presence as well as its syntactic and semantic attributes, with a denser sample in the Americas. We show that Sg-Pl alternation is fairly common, occurring in about one in three languages, although its geographic distribution is highly uneven. Fine-grained data collected on the verbs targeted by the p…
Verbal Number in Wari
Multi-variate coding for possession: Methodology and Preliminary Results
In this work we are presenting a database structure to encode the phenomenon of differential possession across languages, considering noun possession classes and possessive constructions as independent but linked. We show how this structure can be used to study different dimensions of possession: semantics, noun valence, and possessive constructions. We present preliminary survey results from a global sample of 120 languages and show that there i…
Multi-variate coding for possession: Methodology and Preliminary Results
In this work we are presenting a database structure to encode the phenomenon of differential possession across languages, considering noun possession classes and possessive constructions as independent but linked. We show how this structure can be used to study different dimensions of possession: semantics, noun valence, and possessive constructions. We present preliminary survey results from a global sample of 120 languages and show that there i…
Multi-variate coding for possession: Methodology and Preliminary Results
In this work we are presenting a database structure to encode the phenomenon of differential possession across languages, considering noun possession classes and possessive constructions as independent but linked. We show how this structure can be used to study different dimensions of possession: semantics, noun valence, and possessive constructions. We present preliminary survey results from a global sample of 120 languages and show that there i…
Singular-plural verb stem alternation: Uncovering global and local drivers of typological variation
In this paper, we present a comparative concept for singular-plural verb stem alternation (Sg-Pl alternation) and a systematic global survey of its presence as well as its syntactic and semantic attributes, with a denser sample in the Americas. We show that Sg-Pl alternation is fairly common, occurring in about one in three languages, although its geographic distribution is highly uneven. Fine-grained data collected on the verbs targeted by the p…
Verbal Number in Wari
Language and cultural evolution (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Event structure (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works)