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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458287503321

Autore

Heine Bernd <1939->

Titolo

Auxiliaries [[electronic resource] ] : cognitive forces and grammaticalization / / Bernd Heine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-52695-5

0-19-535927-5

1-4294-0037-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Auxiliaries

Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammaticalization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-150) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. The state of the art; 2. Grammaticalization; 3. Some basic issues; 4. Conclusions; Notes; References; Name Index; Language Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a comprehensive study of the linguistic concept of auxiliaries, which offers a new perspective on language structure in general. It also provides an introduction to recent work in grammaticalization theory.