Number
This book provides an introduction to the grammatical category of number, surveying many languages to reveal that the world's linguistic resources are richer than even many linguists realise. Aimed at linguistic students, it is the first book-length treatment of this topic and can serve as an entry to linguistic typology.
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- Full title :Number / Greville G. Corbett.
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This book provides an introduction to the grammatical category of number, surveying many languages to reveal that the world's linguistic resources are richer than even many linguists realise. Aimed at linguistic students, it is the first book-length treatment of this topic and can serve as an entry to linguistic typology.
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- Publication Date:2000.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2000.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xx, 358 p.) : : ill.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0521640164, 9780521640169, 0521649706, 9780521649704, 0511015917, 9780511015915, 0511156014, 9780511156014, 0511051336, 9780511051333, 9781139164344, 1139164341, 9786610432349, 6610432341
- oclc:ocn928426733
- LC Classification:P240.8
- Dewey Decimal:415
Table of Contents
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Introduction; 2 Meaning distinctions; 3 Items involved in the nominal number system; 4 Integrating number values and the Animacy Hierarchy; 5 The expression of number; 6 The syntax of number; 7 Other uses of number; 8 Verbal number; 9 Conclusion and new challenges; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; LANGUAGE INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.
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