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The grammar of perspective : the Sumerian conjugation prefixes as a system of voice /
Taking a functional-typological approach, this work argues that the Sumerian conjugation prefixes, in their primary function, constitute a system of grammatical voice, in which the active voice is set against the middle voice. These prefixes are, in turn, represented by heavy and light markers that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Cuneiform monographs ;
32. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Taking a functional-typological approach, this work argues that the Sumerian conjugation prefixes, in their primary function, constitute a system of grammatical voice, in which the active voice is set against the middle voice. These prefixes are, in turn, represented by heavy and light markers that differ with respect to focus and emphasis. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 348 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-330) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047442080 9047442083 1282396528 9781282396524 9786612396526 6612396520 |
| ISSN: | 0929-0052 ; |