Typology and universals
"Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental - on what basis can the grammars of diverse languages be compared?…
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"Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental - on what basis can the grammars of diverse languages be compared? - to the most abstract - what is the role of functional and historical explanations of language universals? The book provides students and researchers with extensive examples of language universals in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics." --Book Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2003.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxv, 341 pages : : maps ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0521808847, 9780521808842, 0521004993, 9780521004992
- oclc:ocm50285366
- LC Classification:P204
- Dewey Decimal:410/.1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Typological classification -- 3. Implicational universals and competing motivations -- 4. Grammatical categories: typological markedness, economy and iconicity -- 5. Grammatical hierarchies and the semantic map model -- 6. Prototypes and the interaction of typological patterns -- 7. Syntactic argumentation and syntactic structure in typology -- 8. Diachronic typology -- 9. Typology as an approach to language.
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