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1 online resource (xi, 351 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 128
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 128.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Grammatical categories (e.g. complementizer, negation, auxiliary, case) are some of the most important building blocks of syntax and morphology. Categorization therefore poses fundamental questions about grammatical structures and about the lexicon from which they are built. Adopting a 'lexicalist' stance, the authors argue that lexical items are not epiphenomena, but really represent the mapping of sound to meaning (and vice versa) that classical conceptions imply. Their rule-governed combination creates words, phrases and sentences - structured by the 'categories' that are the object of the present inquiry. They argue that the distinction between functional and non-functional categories, between content words and inflections, is not as deeply rooted in grammar as is often thought. In their argumentation they lay the emphasis on empirical evidence, drawn mainly from dialectal variation in the Romance languages, as well as from Albanian"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: grammatical categories and the biolinguistic perspective -- The structure and interpretation of (Romance) complementizers -- Variation in Romance k-complementizer systems -- Sentential negation: adverbs -- Sentential negation: clitics -- The middle-passive voice: evidence from Albanian -- The auxiliary: have/be alternations in the perfect -- The noun (phrase): agreement, case and definiteness in an Albanian variety -- (Definite) denotation and case in Romance: history and variation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammatical categories.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammatical categories. |
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Language and languages -- Variation.
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Language and languages -- Variation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Savoia, Leonardo Maria, 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Manzini, Maria Rita. Grammatical categories. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521765190 (DLC) 2010052183 (OCoLC)671710106 |
| ISBN |
9781139077392 (electronic book) |
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1139077392 (electronic book) |
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9780511974489 (ebook) |
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0511974485 (ebook) |
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9781139079686 (e-book) |
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1139079689 |
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9781139079686 |
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9780521765190 |
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0521765196 |
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