| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Typological studies in language ; v. 99 |
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Typological studies in language ; v. 99
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Semantic roles and animacy -- pt. 2. Semantic roles and cases vs. adpositions -- pt. 3. Animacy and case -- pt. 4. Diachrony and case -- pt. 5. Theoretical issues |
| Summary |
The chapters of this volume scrutinize the interplay of different combinations of case, animacy and semantic roles, thus contributing to our understanding of these notions in a novel way. The focus of the chapters lies on showing how animacy affects argument marking. Unlike previous studies, these chapters primarily deal with lesser studied phenomena, such as animacy effects on spatial cases and the differences between cases and adpositions in the coding of spatial relations. In addition, theoretical and diachronic issues related to case and semantic roles are also discussed; for example, what |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Text primarily in English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Case.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Animacy.
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Semantics.
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semantics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Animacy
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Case
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Semantics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kittilä, Seppo
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Västi, Katja
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Ylikoski, Jussi
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| LC no. |
2011025122 |
| ISBN |
9789027284815 |
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9027284814 |
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1283286718 |
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9781283286718 |
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9786613286710 |
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6613286710 |
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