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UNINA9910782441203321 |
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Autore |
Diessel Holger |
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Titolo |
Demonstratives [[electronic resource] ] : Form, function and grammaticalization |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-16283-7 |
9786612162831 |
90-272-9857-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Collana |
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Typological Studies in Language |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives |
Grammar, Comparative and general |
Grammaticalization english language |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Demonstratives |
Philology & Linguistics |
Languages & Literatures |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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DEMONSTRATIVES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Morphology; CHAPTER 3. Semantics; CHAPTER 4. Syntax; CHAPTER 5. Pragmatic use; CHAPTER 6. Grammaticalization; CHAPTER 7. Conclusion; Notes; APPENDIX A. Data sources; APPENDIX B. The inflectional features of pronominal demonstratives; References; Language Index; Name Index; Subject Index; The Series TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large-scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. It is based on a representative sample of 85 languages. The first part of the book analyzes demonstratives from a synchronic point of view, examining their morphological structures, semantic features, syntactic functions, and pragmatic uses in spoken and written discourse. The second part |
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