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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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Full title :Number / Greville G. Corbett.

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Publication Date:2000.

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Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000.

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Description:1 online resource (xx, 358 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:0511015917, 9780511015915, 0511156014, 9780511156014, 0511051336, 9780511051333, 9780521640169, 0521640164, 9781139164344, 1139164341, 9786610432349, 6610432341
oclc:ocm56408557
LC Classification:P240.8
Dewey Decimal:415

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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Classe de palavras Getal (taalkunde) Grammar, Comparative and general -- Num… LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar … LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguist… Nombre (Linguistique) Numerale Número (substantivo) Numerus Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft