| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford linguistics
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Oxford linguistics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This is a major cross-linguistic study of 'flexible words', i.e. words that cannot be classified in terms of the traditional lexical categories verb, noun, adjective or adverb. It includes new cross-linguistic studies of word class systems as well as original descriptive and theoretical contributions. |
| Contents |
1. Flexible word classes in linguistic typology and grammatical theory / Eva van Lier and Jan Rikhoff -- 2. Parts-of-speech systems as a basic typological determinant / Kees Hengeveld -- 3. Derivation and categorization in flexible and differentiated languages / Jan Don and Eva van Lier -- 4. Riau Indonesian : a language without nouns and verbs / David Gil -- 5. Parts of speech in Kharia : a formal account / John Peterson -- 6. Proper names, predicates, and the parts-of-speech system of Santali / Felix Rau -- 7. Unidirectional flexibility and the noun-verb distinction in Lushootseed / David Beck -- 8. Lexical categories in Gooniyandi, Kimberly, Western Australia / William B. McGregor -- 9. Jack of all trades : the Sri Lanka Malay flexible adjective / t Sebastian Nordhoff -- 10. Word class systems between flexibility and rigidity : an integrative approach / Walter Bisang. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Typology (Linguistics)
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Typology (Linguistics) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lier, Eva Helena van, 1978- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Flexible word classes 0199668442 (OCoLC)858074429 |
| ISBN |
9780191645471 (electronic book) |
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0191645478 (electronic book) |
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0199668442 |
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9780199668441 |
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