Split possession : an areal-linguistic study of the alienability correlation and related phenomena in the languages of Europe /
This book is a functional-typological study of possession splits in European languages. It shows that genetically and structurally diverse languages such as Icelandic, Welsh, and Maltese display possessive systems which are sensitive to semantically based distinctions reminiscent of the alienability...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
John Benjamins,
©2008.
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| Series: | Studies in language companion series ;
v. 101. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | This book is a functional-typological study of possession splits in European languages. It shows that genetically and structurally diverse languages such as Icelandic, Welsh, and Maltese display possessive systems which are sensitive to semantically based distinctions reminiscent of the alienability correlation. These distinctions are grammatically relevant in many European languages because they require dedicated constructions. What makes these split possessive systems interesting for the linguist is the interaction of semantic criteria with pragmatics and syntax. Neutralisation of distinctio. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 546 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027205681 902720568X 9789027290366 9027290369 1282105582 9781282105584 9786612105586 6612105585 |
