Deixis, Grammar, and Culture.

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Many linguists have believed that there is no connection between culture and language structures. This study reviews some of the literature supporting vocabulary connections, hypotheses for other connections, and critical views of this type of hypothesis. Precisely such a connection is developed emp...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perkins, Revere D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1992.
Colección:Typological studies in language ; v. 24.
Temas:
Language and culture.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Deixis.
Linguistic change.
Langage et culture.
Deixis.
Changement linguistique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Deixis
Language and culture
Linguistic change
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Many linguists have believed that there is no connection between culture and language structures. This study reviews some of the literature supporting vocabulary connections, hypotheses for other connections, and critical views of this type of hypothesis. Precisely such a connection is developed employing a functional view of language and grammaticization principles. Using a world-wide probability sample of forty-nine languages, an association between culture and the grammatical coding of deictics is tested and statistically found to be corroborated to a very significant extent. Suggestions ar.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (255 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027277176
9027277176
9786613313096
6613313092
ISSN:0167-7373 ;

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