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Descriptive Typology and Linguistic Theory: A Study in the Morphology of Relative Clauses (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
Farrell Ackerman
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Paperback. Series: Stanford Monographs in Linguistics. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Descriptive grammarians and typologists often encounter unusual constructions or unfamiliar variants of otherwise familiar construction types. Many of these phenomena are puzzling from the perspective of linguistic theories: they neither predict these "anomalies" nor, arguably, provide the tools to describe them insightfully. This book analyzes an unusual type of relative clause found in many related and unrelated languages of Eurasia. While providing a detailed case study of Tundra Nenets, it broadens this inquiry into a detailed typological exploration of this relative clause type. The authors argue that an understanding of this construction requires exploring the (type of) grammar system in ... Read more
Descriptive grammarians and typologists often encounter unusual constructions or unfamiliar variants of otherwise familiar construction types. Many of these phenomena are puzzling from the perspective of linguistic theories: they neither predict these "anomalies" nor, arguably, provide the tools to describe them insightfully. This book analyzes an unusual type of relative clause found in many related and unrelated languages of Eurasia. While providing a detailed case study of Tundra Nenets, it broadens this inquiry into a detailed typological exploration of this relative clause type. The authors argue that an understanding of this construction requires exploring the (type of) grammar system in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Condition
New
Series
Stanford Monographs in Linguistics
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781575864563
SKU
V9781575864563
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