The Adjectival Category [[electronic resource] ] : Criteria for differentiation and identification

• Autore: Bhat D.N.S
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjective; Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammatical categories; Linguistics; Grammar, Comparative and general - Adjective; Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammatical categories; Philology & Linguistics; Languages & Literatures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 for the analysis of natural languages.The book argues that adjectives do not uniformly show all differentiating ch
• Titolo autorizzato: The Adjectival Category
• ISBN: 1-282-16303-5; 9786612163036; 90-272-9880-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453865603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Language Companion Series