The phenomenon of insubordination can be defined diachronically as the recruitment of main clause structures from subordinate structures, or synchronically as the independent use of constructions exhibiting characteristics of subordinate clauses. Long marginalised as uncomfortab…
The phenomenon of insubordination can be defined diachronically as the recruitment of main clause structures from subordinate structures, or synchronically as the independent use of constructions exhibiting characteristics of subordinate clauses. Long marginalised as uncomfortab…
A pioneering comparative study of migrant death markers across the British and Irish worlds and what they can tell us about notions of 'home'. Sets out an innovative agenda for comparative analysis of death markers in different parts of the formal and informal British Empire. Pr…
Reciprocals and semantic typology
by ebrary, Inc, Evans, Nicholas
fromTypological studies in language
Is there a single, Platonic 'reciprocal' meaning found in all languages, or is there a cluster of related concepts which are nonetheless impossible to characterize in any single way? This title develops and explains techniques for tackling this question. It confronts a general p…
Reciprocals and semantic typology
by ProQuest (Firm), Evans, Nicholas
fromTypological studies in language