The linguistics of giving / edited by John Newman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newman, John, 1948-

Series:

Typological studies in language ; v. 36.

Typological studies in language, 0167-7373 ; v. 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics, Comparative.

Generosity--Terminology.

Generosity.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

In this collection of papers twelve linguists explore a range of interesting properties of 'give' verbs. The volume offers an in-depth look at many morphological, syntactic, and semantic properties of 'give' verbs, including both literal and figurative senses, across languages. Topics include: an apparent zero-morpheme realisation of 'give' in a Papuan language; noun plus causative-like suffix expressing the 'give' concept in Nahuatl; 'give' and other ditransitive constructions in Zulu; the complex verbal morphologies associated with 'give' verbs in Chipewyan, Cora, and Sochiapan Chinantec; th

Contents:

THE LINGUISTICS OF GIVING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Preface; GIVE in Amele; Giving in Nawatl; Double object constructions in Zulu; Giving and taking in Chipewyan: The semantics of THING-marking classificatory verbs; Lots of ways to GIVE in Cora; GIVE: Acts of giving in American Sign Language; Sochiapan Chinantec GIVE: A window into clause structure; GIVE, HAVE, and TAKE in Slavic; Giving in Dutch: An intra-lexematical and inter-lexematical description; The origin of the German es gibt construction; On the development of MANNER from GIVE

One child's early talk about possessionIndex of Names; Indexof Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31577-7

9786613315779

90-272-7558-0

OCLC:

756484625