External possession / edited by Doris L. Payne, Immanuel Barshi.

External Possession Constructions (EPCs) are found in nearly all parts of the world and across widely divergent language families. The data-rich papers in this first-ever volume on EPCs document their typological variability, explore diachronic reasons for variations, and investigate their functions...

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Other Authors: Payne, Doris L., 1952-, Barshi, Immanuel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©1999.
Series:Typological studies in language ; v. 39.
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