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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (552 p.)
• Disciplina: 410
• Soggetto topico: Finiteness (Linguistics)
• Soggetto non controllato: Finiteness
• Altri autori: NikolaevaIrina
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Finiteness
• ISBN: 1-383-03521-0; 1-281-14926-8; 9786611149260; 0-19-152672-X; 1-4356-2160-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777822403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford linguistics.