Prominent internal possessors

Prominent internal possessors / edited by András Bárány, Oliver Bond, and Irina Nikolaeva.

This volume is the first to provide a comprehensive cross-linguistic overview of the clause-level argument-like behaviour of internal possessors. It offers focused case studies of the syntactic, semantics, and pragmatics of the phenomenon in languages of the Americas, Eurasia, South Asia, and Austra...

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Other Authors: Bárány, András (Editor), Bond, Oliver (Editor), Nikolaeva, Irina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Possessives > Cross-cultural studies.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Clauses > Cross-cultural studies.
Comparative linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Comparative linguistics
Grammar, Comparative and general > Clauses
Grammar, Comparative and general > Possessives
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
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Summary:This volume is the first to provide a comprehensive cross-linguistic overview of the clause-level argument-like behaviour of internal possessors. It offers focused case studies of the syntactic, semantics, and pragmatics of the phenomenon in languages of the Americas, Eurasia, South Asia, and Australia, based on novel data collected by the authors.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780192540157
0192540157
9780191850103
0191850101
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198812142.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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