02686nam 2200613 a 450 991045171270332120200520144314.01-281-14926-897866111492600-19-152672-X1-4356-2160-3(CKB)1000000000473251(EBL)415308(OCoLC)437093555(SSID)ssj0000155294(PQKBManifestationID)11162183(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155294(PQKBWorkID)10111591(PQKB)10585067(MiAaPQ)EBC415308(Au-PeEL)EBL415308(CaPaEBR)ebr10212191(CaONFJC)MIL114926(EXLCZ)99100000000047325120061106d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFiniteness[electronic resource] theoretical and empirical foundations /edited by Irina NikolaevaOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (552 p.)Oxford linguisticsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-921374-7 0-19-921373-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-521) and indexes.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 IndexThis 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 finitenOxford linguistics.Finiteness (Linguistics)Electronic books.FinitenessFiniteness (Linguistics)410Nikolaeva Irina518319MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451712703321Finiteness1977990UNINA