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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777822403321

Titolo

Finiteness [[electronic resource] ] : theoretical and empirical foundations / / edited by Irina Nikolaeva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03521-0

1-281-14926-8

9786611149260

0-19-152672-X

1-4356-2160-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (552 p.)

Collana

Oxford linguistics

Altri autori (Persone)

NikolaevaIrina

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Finiteness (Linguistics)

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. [485]-521) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Authors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I: Finiteness in Formal Theories; Part II: Finiteness in Functional Theories and Typology; Part III: Finiteness in Individual Languages; Part IV: Finiteness in Diachrony and Language Acquisition; References; Author Index; Subject and Language Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the nature of finiteness, clarifying what it is and establishing its usefulness and limitations. Leading scholars look from a range of perspectives at how finiteness is conceived in formal and functional theories of grammar; at its cross-linguistic manifestations; at the finite/nonfinite opposition in individual languages; and at the role of finiteness in linguistic change and linguistic development. The book is written and structured to appeal to scholars and. students of syntax and general linguistics at graduate level and above. - ;This book explores the nature of finiten