Case in Russian: a sign-oriented approach

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This volume presents an analysis of Russian case from a sign-oriented perspective. The study was inspired by William Diver's analysis of Latin case and follows the spirit of the Columbia School of linguistics. The fundamental premise that underlies this volume is that language is a communicative tool shaped by human behavior. In this study, case is viewed as a semantic entity. Each case is assigned an invariant meaning within a larger semantic system, which is validated through numerous example…

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Full title :Case in Russian : a sign-oriented approach / Alexandra Beytenbrat

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Publication Date:2015

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Publisher(s):John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

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Description:x, 182 s

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789027215802, 9027215804
oclc:ocn926700428
LC Classification:PG2221
Dewey Decimal:491.75

1. Abbreviations; 2. Transliteration; 3. Introduction; 4. Chapter 1. Columbia School theory; 5. Chapter 2. Previous analyses of case; 6. Chapter 3. The System of Contribution; 7. Chapter 4. The System of Involvement; 8. Chapter 5. Cases and prepositions; 9. Chapter 6. Text analysis; 10. Concluding remarks; 11. References; 12. Index of names; 13. Suject index

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Fonctionnalisme (Linguistique) Functionalism (Linguistics) Russe (Langue) -- Cas Russe (Langue) -- Grammaire de cas Russe (Langue) -- Sémantique Russian language -- Case Russian language -- Case grammar Russian language -- Semantics