| Description |
vi, 510 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; v. 25 |
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 25
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| Contents |
17. Semantic Primitives Across Languages: A Critical Review / Anna Wierzbicka |
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Opening Statement / Anna Wierzbicka -- 1. Semantic Theory and Semantic Universals / Cliff Goddard -- 2. Introducing Lexical Primitives / Cliff Goddard and Anna Wierzbicka -- 3. Ewe / Felix Ameka -- 4. The Exponents of Semantic Primitives in Mangap-Mbula / Robert D. Bugenhagen -- 5. Mandarin Semantic Primitives / Hilary Chappell -- 6. Thai / Anthony Diller -- 7. Acehnese / Mark Durie, Bukhari Daud and Mawardi Hasan -- 8. Kayardild / Nicholas Evans -- 9. Lexical Primitives in Yankunytjatjara / Cliff Goddard -- 10. Preliminary Observations on Lexical and Semantic Primitives in the Misumalpan Languages of Nicaragua / Ken Hale -- 11. Mparntwe Arrernte and the Search for Lexical Universals / Jean Harkins and David P. Wilkins -- 12. Longgu / Deborah Hill -- 13. Samoan / Ulrike Mosel -- 14. Semantic Primitives in Japanese / Masayuki Onishi -- 15. Kalam Exponents of Lexical and Semantic Primitives / Andrew Pawley -- 16. Semantic and Lexical Universals in French / Bert Peeters |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Linguistic universals.
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Semantics.
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| Author |
Goddard, Cliff.
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Wierzbicka, Anna, 1938-
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| LC no. |
94004253 |
| ISBN |
1556193777 (US : alk. paper) |
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9027230285 (Eur. : alk. paper) |
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