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Aspect and meaning in Slavic and Indic /

Three features set this book apart from other recent publications on aspect. First, it looks closely at the language family, Slavic, that has been the main source of assumptions and data about aspect. Second, it looks upon the object of linguistic study, natural language, from an angle shared by thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chatterjee, Ranjit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, Ã1988.
Colección:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 51.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ASPECT AND MEANING IN SLAVIC AND INDIC; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Foreword Aspect and language: The Wittgensteinian Turn; Figures and tables; Transcription, glosses, sources of examples; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction The magic of aspect; 1. Aspect and its literature; General and typological studies; Slavic; Indic; NOTES; 2. Aspects and meanings: Slavic; On language as an open-ended system; Aspect in relation to form, meaning, logic and style; Towards defining aspect; Sweet's definition; On aspect as a concept.