| Description |
1 online resource (x, 546 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in language companion series ; v. 101
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Studies in language companion series ; v. 101.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Split Possession; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Categories; Superscripts; Glossonym; Part A. What needs to be known beforehand; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Prerequisites; Chapter 3. Split possession; Part B. Tour d'Europe; Chapter 4. Grammatical possession splits; Chapter 5. Further evidence of possession splits in Europe; Part C. On European misfits and their commonalities; Chapter 6. Results; Notes; Sources; References; Additional background literature; Index of languages; Index of authors; Index of subjects. |
| Summary |
This book is a functional-typological study of possession splits in European languages. It shows that genetically and structurally diverse languages such as Icelandic, Welsh, and Maltese display possessive systems which are sensitive to semantically based distinctions reminiscent of the alienability correlation. These distinctions are grammatically relevant in many European languages because they require dedicated constructions. What makes these split possessive systems interesting for the linguist is the interaction of semantic criteria with pragmatics and syntax. Neutralisation of distinctio. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Possessives.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Possessives. |
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Europe -- Languages -- Possessives.
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Europe. |
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Stolz, Thomas.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Split possession. Amsterdam : John Benjamins, ©2008 (DLC) 2008005501 |
| ISBN |
9789027205681 (Cloth) |
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902720568X (Cloth) |
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9789027290366 (electronic book) |
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9027290369 (electronic book) |
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1282105582 |
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9781282105584 |
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