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1 online resource (vii, 231 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today,
0166-0829 ; v. 42
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Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 42.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| Contents |
Functional Structure in Nominals; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Functional Architecture of Nominalizations; Chapter 3. Intransitivity in Nominalization; Chapter 4. Variation in Functional Structure; Chapter 5. Nominalization and Ergativity; Chapter 6. Conclusions; References; Index; LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY (LA). |
| Summary |
This monograph offers an in depth investigation of nominalization processes across languages e.g. Greek, Germanic, Romance, Hebrew, Slavic. Adopting and extending the view that category formation does not involve any lexical operation (recently put forth within the framework of Distributed Morphology), it shows how the behavior of nominals as opposed to that of verbs follows from general processes operating in specific syntactic structures, and is linked with the presence or absence of functional layers (T, D, Aspect, v). It further defines criteria on the basis of which the organization of no. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Nominals.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Nominals. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ergative constructions.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ergative constructions. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word formation.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word formation. |
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Functionalism (Linguistics)
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Functionalism (Linguistics) |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Alexiadou, Artemis. Functional structure in nominals. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2001 (DLC) 2001025181 |
| ISBN |
9789027298256 (electronic book) |
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9027298254 (electronic book) |
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9781588110558 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1588110559 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1588110559 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027227632 (Amsterdam ; hardbound) |
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