Relative clauses in languages of the Americas : a typological overview

Relative clauses in languages of the Americas : a typological overview / edited by Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada-Fernández.

Patterns of relative clause formation tend to vary according to the typological properties of a language. Highly polysynthetic languages tend to have fully nominalized relative clauses and no relative pronouns, while other typologically diverse languages tend to have relative clauses which are simil...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Comrie, Bernard, 1947- (Editor), Estrada Fernández, Zarina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 2012.
Series:Typological studies in language.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Relative clauses.
Complexity (Linguistics)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Native American Languages.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Relative clauses
Language and languages > Research
Nordamerikanska språk.
Komparativa satser.
America > Languages > Research > History.
America
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Login for hold information

‌

Click for online access

Online

Holdings details from Online
Available

Similar Items