| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Typological studies in language,
0167-7373 ;
v. 88
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Typological studies in language ; v. 88.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and notational conventions -- Aims and scope of the book -- Theoretical and methodological foundations -- The grammar of purpose : documentation and explanation -- Purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences -- Conclusion and outlook -- References. |
| Summary |
This book presents the first comprehensive typology of purpose clause constructions in the world's languages. Based on a stratified variety sample of 80 languages, it uncovers the unity and diversity of the morphosyntactic means by which purposive relations are coded, and discusses the status of purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences. Explanations for significantly recurrent coding patterns are couched in a usage-based approach to language structure, which pays due attention to the cognitive and communicative pressures on usage events involving purpose claus. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Subordinate constructions.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Subordinate constructions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schmidtke-Bode, Karsten. Typology of purpose clauses. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009 9789027206695 (DLC) 2009028110 (OCoLC)424333890 |
| ISBN |
9789027288981 (electronic book) |
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9027288984 (electronic book) |
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9789027206695 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027206694 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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