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The grammar of possession : inalienability, incorporation, and possessor ascension in Guaraní /

The Grammar of Possession: Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní, is an exhaustive study of linguistic structures in Paraguayan Guaraní which are directly or indirectly associated with the semantic domain of inalienability. Constructions analyzed in the book include adno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Velazquez Castillo, Maura
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Guarani
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1996.
Colección:Studies in language companion series ; v. 33.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Grammar of Possession: Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní, is an exhaustive study of linguistic structures in Paraguayan Guaraní which are directly or indirectly associated with the semantic domain of inalienability. Constructions analyzed in the book include adnominal and predicative possessive constructions, noun incorporation, and possessor ascension. Examples are drawn from a rich data base that incorporate native speaker intuitions and resources in the construction of illustrative linguistic forms as well as the analysis of the communicative use of the fo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and indexes.
ISSN:0165-7763 ;