Demonstratives : form, function, and grammaticalization / Holger Diessel.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Diessel, Holger.

Series:

Typological studies in language ; v. 42.

Typological studies in language, 0167-7373 ; 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Demonstratives.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Morphology.

Semantics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Pragmatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large-scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. It is based on a representative sample of 85 languages. The first part of the book analyzes demonstratives from a synchronic point of view, examining their morphological structures, semantic features, syntactic functions, and pragmatic uses in spoken and written discourse. The second part concentrates on diachronic issues, in particular on the development of

Contents:

DEMONSTRATIVES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Morphology; CHAPTER 3. Semantics; CHAPTER 4. Syntax; CHAPTER 5. Pragmatic use; CHAPTER 6. Grammaticalization; CHAPTER 7. Conclusion; Notes; APPENDIX A. Data sources; APPENDIX B. The inflectional features of pronominal demonstratives; References; Language Index; Name Index; Subject Index; The Series TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE

Notes:

Revision of dissertation (Ph.D)--State University of New York, Buffalo - "Demonstratives in cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective".

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each section.

ISBN:

1-282-16283-7

9786612162831

90-272-9857-2

OCLC:

49797229