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Adjectives : formal analyses in syntax and semantics /

Adjectives are comparatively less well studied than the lexical categories of nouns and verbs. The present volume brings together studies in the syntax and semantics of adjectives. Four of the contributions investigate the syntax of adjectives in a variety of languages (English, French, Mandarin Chi...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Hofher, Patricia Cabredo, 1970-, Matushansky, Ora
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2010.
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 153.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Adjectives are comparatively less well studied than the lexical categories of nouns and verbs. The present volume brings together studies in the syntax and semantics of adjectives. Four of the contributions investigate the syntax of adjectives in a variety of languages (English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, and Serbocroatian). The theoretical issues explored include: the syntax of attributive and predicative adjectives, the syntax of nominalized adjectives and the identification of adjectives as a distinct lexical category in Mandarin Chinese. A further four contr.
Physical Description:1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027288349
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