Demonstratives [[electronic resource] ] : Form, function and grammaticalization

• Autore: Diessel Holger
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives; Grammar, Comparative and general; Grammaticalization english language; Grammar, Comparative and general - Demonstratives; Philology & Linguistics; Languages & Literatures
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 concentrates on diachronic issues, in particular on the development of
• Titolo autorizzato: Demonstratives
• ISBN: 1-282-16283-7; 9786612162831; 90-272-9857-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782441203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Typological Studies in Language