| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 356 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 142
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 142.
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| Summary |
"Using data from a variety of languages such as Blackfoot, Halkomelem, and Upper Austrian German, this book explores a range of grammatical categories and constructions, including tense, aspect, subjunctive, case and demonstratives. It presents a new theory of grammatical categories - the Universal Spine Hypothesis - and reinforces generative notions of Universal Grammar while accommodating insights from linguistic typology. In essence, this new theory shows that language-specific categories are built from a small set of universal categories and language-specific units of language. Throughout the book the Universal Spine Hypothesis is compared to two alternative theories - the Universal Base Hypothesis and the No Base Hypothesis. This valuable addition to the field will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers in linguistics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The universal structure of categories -- A history of ideas behind the spine -- The universal spine as a heuristic for the identification of grammatical categories -- Anchoring categories in independent clauses -- Anchoring categories in dependent clauses -- Nominal anchoring categories -- Categories that introduce a point of view -- Towards a formal typology. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Categorial grammar.
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Categorial grammar. |
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Structural linguistics.
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Structural linguistics. |
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Language, Universal.
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Language, Universal. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wiltschko, Martina. Universal structure of categories 9781107038516 (DLC) 2014011843 (OCoLC)874733035 |
| ISBN |
9781316004159 (electronic book) |
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1316004155 (electronic book) |
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9781139833899 (electronic book) |
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1139833898 (electronic book) |
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9781316008652 |
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1316008657 |
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9781316006412 |
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1316006417 |
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9781107038516 |
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1107038510 |
| Standard No. |
40024150072 |
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