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Introduction to Typology : the Unity and Diversity of Language.

Ideal in introductory courses dealing with grammatical structure and linguistic analysis, Introduction to Typology overviews the major grammatical categories and constructions in the world's languages. Framed in a typological perspective, the constant concern of this primary text is to undersco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whaley, Dr. Lindsay J. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • THE BASICS OF LANGUAGE TYPOLOGY; An Introduction to Typology and Universals; A (Brief) History of Typology; Issues of Method and Explanation; Basic Categories; WORLD ORDER TYPOLOGY; Constituent Order Universals; Determining Basic Constituent Order; MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGY; Morphemes; Morphological Typology; ENCODING RELATIONAL AND SEMANTIC PROPERTIES OF NOMINALS; Case and Agreement Systems; Animacy, Definiteness and Gender; Valence; VERBAL CATEGORIES; Tense and Aspect; Mood and Negation; The Morphosyntax of Speech Acts; COMPLEX CLAUSES; Subordination; Coordination and Cosubordination;