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Linguistic universals /
"The discovery of 'linguistic universals'--the properties that all languages have in common--is a fundamental goal of linguistic research. Linguists face the task of accounting for why languages, which apparently differ so greatly from one another on the surface, display striking simi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The discovery of 'linguistic universals'--the properties that all languages have in common--is a fundamental goal of linguistic research. Linguists face the task of accounting for why languages, which apparently differ so greatly from one another on the surface, display striking similarities in their underlying structure. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to show how different linguistic theories have approached this challenge. Drawing on work from both formal and functional perspectives, it provides a comprehensive overview of the most notable work on linguistic universals--with chapters on syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, and typology--and explores a range of central issues, such as the relationship between linguistic universals and the language faculty, and what linguistic universals can tell us about our biological make-up and cognitive abilities. Clear, succinct, and fully up-todate, it will be invaluable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the phenomenon that is human language."--Publisher's description |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511618215 0511618212 0511249780 9780511249785 051124925X 9780511249259 9780511250293 0511250290 1107161606 9781107161603 1280702222 9781280702228 9780511248702 0511248709 0511319290 9780511319297 |