The semantics of clause linking : a cross-linguistic typology / edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939- editor.

Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna), editor.

Series:

Explorations in linguistic typology ; 5.

Oxford scholarship online.

Explorations in linguistic typology ; 5

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A cross-linguistic examination of the grammatical means languages employ to represent a set of semantic relations between clauses, this text features 14 real-world studies of languages ranging from Korean and Kham to Iquito and Ojibwe.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Typological Perspective; 2 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Akkadian; 3 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Galo; 4 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Kham; 5 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Manambu; 6 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Iquito; 7 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Aguaruna; 8 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Ojibwe; 9 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Boumaa Fijian; 10 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Toqabaqita; 11 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Martuthunira

12 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Korean13 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Goemai; 14 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Konso; 15 The Semantics of Clause Linking in Mali; 16 Semantics and Grammar in Clause Linking; Author index; Language index; Subject index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-193517-4

1-282-34639-3

9786612346392

0-19-156990-9

OCLC:

503605549