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The linguistics of sitting, standing, and lying /
This volume explores properties of 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie' verbs, reflecting three of the most salient postures associated with humans. An introductory chapter by the Editor provides an overview of directions for research into posture verbs. These directions are then...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Typological studies in language ;
v. 51. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing, and Lying; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 A cross-linguistic overview of the posture verbs 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie'; Chapter 2 Semantics and combinatorics of 'sit', 'stand', and 'lie' in Lao; Chapter 3 Action and state interpretations of 'sit' in Japanese and English; Chapter 4 Posture and existence predicates in Dene Su? iné (Chipewyan); Chapter 5 Posture verbs in two Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal; Chapter 6 The semantic network of Dutch posture verbs; Chapter 7 The syntax and semantics of posture forms in Trumai.