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Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics [Chl] Ser.: Case Studies from Austronesia, the Pacific, the Americas, and Theoretical Outlook Vol. 2 by Bernard Comrie (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDE Gruyter, Inc.
ISBN-103110438445
ISBN-139783110438444
eBay Product ID (ePID)220305027
Product Key Features
Number of Pages870 Pages
Publication NameCase Studies from Austronesia, the Pacific, the Americas, and Theoretical Outlook Vol. 2
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
SubjectLinguistics / Syntax, Linguistics / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorBernard Comrie
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
SeriesComparative Handbooks of Linguistics [Chl] Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight55.3 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-015735
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Series Volume Number1/2
IllustratedYes
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal415/.6
SynopsisEarlier empirical studies on valency have looked at the phenomenon either in individual languages or a small range of languages, or have concerned themselves with only small subparts of valency (e.g. transitivity, ditransitive constructions), leaving a lacuna that the present volume aims to fill by considering a wide range of valency phenomena across 30 languages from different parts of the world. The individual-language studies, each written by a specialist or group of specialists on that language and covering both valency patterns and valency alternations, are based on a questionnaire (reproduced in the volume) and an on-line freely accessible database, thus guaranteeing comparability of cross-linguistic results. In addition, introductory chapters provide the background to the project and discuss its main characteristics and selected results, while a series of featured articles by leading scholars who helped shape the field provide an outside perspective on the volume's approach. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in valency and argument structure, irrespective of theoretical persuasion, and will serve as a model for future descriptive studies of valency in individual languages.
LC Classification NumberP162.V347 2015
