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Author Wetzer, Harrie, 1956-

Title The typology of adjectival predication / by Harrie Wetzer
Published Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 398 pages)
Series Empirical approaches to language typology ; 17
Empirical approaches to language typology ; 17
Contents 880-01 pt. 1. General background. 1. Introduction. 2. Adjectival encoding in language: The standard approach. 3. Adjectival encoding in language: Nouniness and verbiness -- pt. 2. A typology of predicative adjectival constructions. 4. Preliminaries. 5. Nouny adjectivals in type-A languages. 6. Verby adjectivals in type-A languages. 7. Adjectival predication in type-B languages -- pt. 3. Towards an explanation of the nouny-verby split. 8. The Tense Hypothesis. App. A. Alphabetical listing of the sample -- App. B. Genetic and areal stratification of the sample
880-01/(S Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements / Wetzer, Harrie -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Adjectival encoding in language: The standard approach -- Chapter 3. Adjectival encoding in language: Nouniness and verbiness -- Chapter 4. Preliminaries -- Chapter 5. Nouny adjectivale in type-Α languages -- Chapter 6. Verby adjectivale in type-Α languages -- Chapter 7. Adjectival predication in type-B languages -- Chapter 8. The Tense Hypothesis -- Notes -- Appendix A: Alphabetical listing of the sample -- Appendix Β. Genetic and areal stratification of the sample -- References -- Index of languages -- Index of names -- Index of subjects
Notes Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Nijmegen, 1995)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-382) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjectivals.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Nominals.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verbals.
Typology (Linguistics)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjectivals
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Nominals
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verbals
Typology (Linguistics)
Sprachtypologie
Prädikat
Adjektiv
Kontrastive Grammatik
Taaltypologie.
Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden.
Gezegde.
Woordsoorten.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110813586
3110813580