The paradigmatic structure of person marking / Michael Cysouw

Author: Cysouw, Michael
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, [2009]
Copyright Date: ©2009
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 375 pages) : illustrations

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pt. 1. Person marking -- pt. 2. Paradigmatic structure -- pt. 3. Number incorporated -- pt. 4. Cognate paradigms.

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This book explores person markers, the linguistic elements that provide points of reference to speech-act participants. Dr Cysouw's investigation provides a clear account of how they work syntactically, pragmatically, and semantically as well as giving fresh insights into aspects of linguistic change, and language-relatedness. - ;This book explores person markers, the linguistic elements that provide points of reference to speech-act participants. Michael Cysouw develops a new framework for the typology of person marking based on the rejection of the notion of plurality for its analysis. When.

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9780191564994 (electronic bk.)
0191564990 (electronic bk.)
9780199554263
0199254125 (hbk.)
0199554263 (pbk.)
9780199254125

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-350) and indexes.

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