The linguistics of sitting, standing and lying / / edited by John Newman

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, PA, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb; Grammar, Comparative and general - Morphosyntax; Semantics
• Altri autori: NewmanJohn <1948->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing, and Lying -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 A cross-linguistic overview of the posture verbs 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie' -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Semantics and combinatorics of 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie' in Lao -- Abbreviations used in glosses -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Action and state interpretations of 'sit' in Japanese and English -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Posture and existence predicates in Dene Su˛ iné (Chipewyan) -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Posture verbs in two Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 The semantic network of Dutch posture verbs -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 The syntax and semantics of posture forms in Trumai -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Men stand, women sit -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Posture, location, existence, and states of being in two Central Australian languages -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10 Sit right down the back -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11 Posture verbs in Oceanic -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 The grammatical evolution of posture verbs in Kxoe -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13 Posture verbs in Mbay -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14 The posture verbs in Korean -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15 Embodied standing and the psychological semantics of stand -- References -- Author index -- Language index -- Subject index -- The series TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores properties of 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie' verbs, reflecting three of the most salient postures associated with humans. An introductory chapter by the Editor provides an overview of directions for research into posture verbs. These directions are then explored in detail in a number of languages: Dutch; Korean; Japanese; Lao; Chantyal, Magar (Tibeto-Burman); Chipewyan (Athapaskan); Trumai (spoken in Brazil); Kxoe (Khoisan); Mbay (Nilo-Saharan); Oceanic; Enga, Ku Waru (Papuan); Arrernte, Pitjantjatjara, Ngan'gityemerri (Australian). The contributors discuss data relevant to many fields of linguistic inquiry, including patterns of lexicalization (e.g., simplex or complex verb forms), morphology (e.g., state vs. action formations), grammaticalization (e.g., extension to locational predicates, aspect markers, auxiliaries, copulas, classifiers), and figurative extension. A final chapter reports on an experimental methodology designed to establish the relevant cognitive parameters underlying speakers' judgements on the polysemy of English stand. Taken together, the chapters provide a wealth of cross-linguistic data on posture verbs.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying
• ISBN: 1-282-16087-7; 9786612160875; 90-272-9609-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819802603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Typological studies in language ; ; v. 51.