Locative predications in Chadic languages : implications for semantic analysis /

This text demonstrates that the grammatical systems of individual languages encode unique semantic structures. Zygmunt Frajzyngier examines these semantic structures with particular reference to how languages convey information about the location of an entity or an event and the movements of an enti...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Frajzyngier, Zygmunt
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This text demonstrates that the grammatical systems of individual languages encode unique semantic structures. Zygmunt Frajzyngier examines these semantic structures with particular reference to how languages convey information about the location of an entity or an event and the movements of an entity in space, drawing on data from eight typologically distinct languages that belong to three branches of the Chadic family.
Umfang:
1 online resource (353 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780191998171
0191998176
9780198896227
0198896220
Schlagworte:
Chadic languages > Locative constructions.
Language.
Language teaching & learning.
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