Language universals : with special reference to feature hierarchies / by Joseph H. Greenberg ; with a preface by Martin Haspelmath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenberg, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold), 1915-2001.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic universals.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2010

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is the latest version of the 1956 book which began the modern study of universals, and provides the foundation for many inquiries that followed. The hypotheses are cast at a moderate level of abstraction, and so are likely to survive as a basis for inquiry for many decades to come."Prof. Dr. William Labov

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Marked and unmarked categories

2. Phonology

3. Grammar and lexicon

4. Common characteristics in phonology, grammar, and lexicon

5. Universals of kinship terminology

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110899771

3110899779

OCLC:

811407265