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UNINA9910811777303321 |
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Autore |
Shankara Bhat D. N. <1935-> |
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Titolo |
The adjectival category : criteria for differentiation and identification / / D.N.S. Bhat |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-16303-5 |
9786612163036 |
90-272-9880-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 24 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grammar, Comparative and general - Adjective |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammatical categories |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-285) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE ADJECTIVAL CATEGORY; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part one. Adjectives as a distinct category; Chapter 2. Criteria for differentiation; Chapter 3. Differentiation from nouns; Chapter 4. Differentiation from verbs; Chapter 5. Differentiation from adverbs; Chapter 6. Decategorization of adjectives; Chapter 7. Decategorization of other word classes; Part two. Adjectives as parts of other categories; Chapter 8. Criteria for identification; Chapter 9. Identification with nouns |
Chapter 10. Identification with verbsChapter 11. Identification with nouns and verbs; Chapter 12. Theoretical implications; References; Index of subjects; Index of names; The Series STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This monograph sets out (i) to establish criteria for differentiating adjectives from other word-classes for languages in which they form a distinct category, and (ii) to establish criteria for determining their (non-)identity with words from other categories for languages in which they do not. As languages show various gradations in the extent to which adjectives can be distinguished from other word-classes, the author discusses idealized language types, thereby providing a model |
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