| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 293 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory
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Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-275) and indexes. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
This book presents a typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It also addresses their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax; 3 Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions; 4 The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions; 5 The Evolution of Applicative Constructions; 6 Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions; 7 Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index of Authors; Index of Languages; Index of Subjects. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Applicative constructions.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Applicative constructions. |
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Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Peterson, David A. (David August), 1968- Applicative constructions. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2006026015 |
| ISBN |
9780191515088 (electronic book) |
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0191515086 (electronic book) |
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0199270929 (alkaline paper) |
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9780199270927 (hardback) |
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