Linguistic diversity and language theories /
From the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed include the determin...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
©2005.
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Colección: | Studies in language companion series ;
v. 72. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | From the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed include the determination of meaning in typological studies; a refined understanding of diachronic processes by including intentional, social, statistical, and level-determined phenomena; the reconsideration of categories such as sentence, evidential or adposition, and structures such as compounds or polysynthesis; th. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 430 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789027294623 9027294623 9789027230829 902723082X 9781588115775 1588115771 9786612156908 6612156902 |
ISSN: | 0165-7763 ; |