Impersonal constructions: a cross-linguistic perspective

by Malʹchukov, A. L., (Andreĭ Lʹvovich) Siewierska, Anna

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This volume offers a much needed typological perspective on impersonal constructions, which are here viewed broadly as constructions lacking a referential subject. The contributions to this volume deal with all types of impersonality, namely constructions featuring nonagentive subjects, including those with experiential predicates (A-impersonals), presentational constructions with a notional subject deficient in topicality (T-impersonals), and constructions with a notional subject lacking in re…

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Full title :Impersonal constructions : a cross-linguistic perspective / edited by Andrej Malchukov, Anna Siewierska.

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Publication Date:©2011.

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Publisher(s):John Benjamins
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

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Description:1 online resource (ix, 641 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9789027287168, 9027287163, 1283174952, 9781283174954, 9786613174956, 6613174955
oclc:ocn746860274
LC Classification:P293.5
Dewey Decimal:415/.6

pt. 1. Impersonal constructions : typological and theoretical aspects -- pt. 2. Impersonal constructions : diachronic studies -- pt. 3. Cross-linguistic variation in impersonal constructions : case studies.

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