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Indefinite pronouns / Martin Haspelmath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haspelmath, Martin, 1963- author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
- Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comparative linguistics.
- Typology (Linguistics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (385 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 1997
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This workpresents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative properties. It shows that cross-linguistic diversity is severely constrained by a set of implicational universals and by a number of unrestricted universals. Topics include formal and functional types of indefinite pronoun, theoretical approaches to the functions of indefinite pronouns, the grammaticalization of indefinite pronouns, and negative indefinite pronouns.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 17, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9780198299639
- 019829963X
- 9780191851971
- 0191851973
- OCLC:
- 1030821249
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198235606.001.0001
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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