| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 331 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Linguistische Arbeiten ; volume 568 |
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Linguistische Arbeiten (Max Niemeyer Verlag) ; 568.
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| Contents |
Demonstratives as arguments and modifiers of N / Giuliana Giusti -- Pronominalization and variation in Dutch demonstrative and possessive expressions / Norbert Corver and Marjo van Koppen -- On demonstratives as relative pronouns / Cecilia Poletto and Emanuela Sanfelici -- Syntax and the morphology of deixis / Bettelou Los and Ans van Kemenade -- Atypical demonstratives in an articleless language / Boban Arsenijević -- The binding properties of demonstrative pronouns, definite descriptions and full demonstrative DPs / Stefan Hinterwimmer -- The unstressed distal demonstrative na in Chinese as a definiteness marker in bridging contexts / Jin Cui -- Witness-loaded and witness-free demonstratives / Andy Lücking -- Demonstratives of manner, of quality and of degree / Ekkehard König and Carla Umbach |
| Summary |
Atypical demonstratives have not received adequate attention in the literature so far, or have even been completely neglected. By providing fresh insights and discussing new facets, this volume contributes to the better understanding of this group of words, starting from specific empirical phenomena, and advances our knowledge of the various properties of demonstratives, their syntactic multi-functionality, semantic feature specifications and pragmatic functions. In addition, some of the papers discuss different grammaticalization processes involving demonstratives, in particular how and from which lexical and morphosyntactic categories they originate cross-linguistically, and which semantic or pragmatic mechanisms play which role in their emergence. As such, the different contributions guide the readers on an adventurous journey into the realm of different exotic species of demonstratives, whose peculiar properties offer new exiting insights into the complex nature of demonstrative expressions themselves |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives.
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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 -- Demonstratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Coniglio, Marco, editor
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Murphy, Andrew, editor
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Schlachter, Eva, editor
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Veenstra, Tonjes, editor
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| ISBN |
9783110560299 |
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3110560291 |
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9783110558050 |
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311055805X |
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