| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Outstanding dissertations in linguistics |
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Outstanding dissertations in linguistics.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Definitions of lexical classes -- ch. 3. Semantics, syntax, and the lexicon -- ch. 4. Types of lexical inventory -- ch. 5. Conclusions |
| Summary |
This book presents rigorous and criterial definitions of the major parts of speech - noun, verb, and adjective - that account both for their syntactic behaviour and for their observed typological variation. Based on an examination of languages from five different groups - Salishan, Cora, Quechua, Totonac, and Hausa - this book argues that parts of speech must be defined by combining the criteria of syntactic markedness, which characterizes lexical classes in terms of unmarked syntactic roles, and semantic prototypicality, which delimits their prototypical meanings. Adjectives are shown to be t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjective.
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Markedness (Linguistics)
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Parts of speech.
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Semantics.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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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 -- Adjective
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Markedness (Linguistics)
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Parts of speech
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Semantics
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Adjektiv
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Sprachtypologie
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Wortart
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Satzglied
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Woordsoorten.
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Taaltypologie.
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Bella-Coola-Sprache.
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Quechua-Sprache.
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Utoaztekische Sprachen.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002017900 |
| ISBN |
9781136069062 |
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1136069062 |
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9780203475201 |
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0203475208 |
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9781136069222 |
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1136069224 |
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9781136069147 |
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1136069143 |
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9780415864992 |
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0415864992 |
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