Description |
1 online resource (xv, 387 pages) |
Series |
Language Culture and Cognition ; 14
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Language, culture, and cognition ; 14.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Demonstratives: Patterns in Diversity; 2 The Demonstrative Questionnaire: "THIS" and "THAT" in Comparative Perspective; 3 Lao Demonstrative Determiners Nii[sup(4)] and Nan[sup(4)]: An Intensionally Discrete Distinction for Extensionally Analogue Space; 4 Dalabon Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 5 Brazilian Portuguese: Non-contrastive Exophoric Use of Demonstratives in the Spoken Language |
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6 "See This Sitting One": Demonstratives and Deictic Classifiers in Goemai7 Tzeltal: The Demonstrative System; 8 Yucatec Demonstratives in Interaction: Spontaneous versus Elicited Data; 9 Lavukaleve: Exophoric Usage of Demonstratives; 10 Tiriyó: Non-contrastive Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 11 Trumai: Non-contrastive Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 12 Saliba-Logea: Exophoric Demonstratives; 13 Warao Demonstratives; 14 Chukchi: Non-contrastive Spatial Demonstrative Usage; 15 Yélî Dnye: Demonstratives in the Language of Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea |
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16 Tidore: Non-contrastive Demonstratives17 The Jahai Multi-term Demonstrative System: What's Spatial about It?; Index |
Summary |
The definitive guide to demonstratives, which play a key role in language acquisition and use. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Deixis.
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Language and languages -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Language and languages -- Philosophy.
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Semantics (Philosophy)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax. |
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Language and languages |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Deixis |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives |
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Language and languages -- Philosophy |
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Semantics (Philosophy) |
Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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Added Author |
Levinson, Stephen C., editor Editor.
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Cutfield, Sarah, editor Editor.
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Dunn, Michael, 1969- editor. Editor.
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Enfield, N. J., 1966- editor. Editor.
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Meira, Sérgio, editor Editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9781108424288 |
ISBN |
9781108342599 (electronic book) |
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1108342590 (electronic book) |
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9781108333818 (electronic book) |
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1108333818 |
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1108341373 |
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9781108341370 |
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9781108424288 (hardcover) |
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1108424287 (hardcover) |
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9781108440028 (paperback) |
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