Applicative constructions [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Peterson

• Autore: Peterson David A (David August), <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general - Applicative constructions; Semantics; Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb phrase
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-275) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax; 3 Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions; 4 The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions; 5 The Evolution of Applicative Constructions; 6 Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions; 7 Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index of Authors; Index of Languages; Index of Subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time. - ;This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over
• Titolo autorizzato: Applicative constructions
• ISBN: 1-383-04145-8; 1-280-75515-6; 0-19-151508-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784503603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.