Clause chaining in the languages of the world /

This volume takes a typological approach to clause chaining, a fascinating feature of the grammar of hundreds of languages used to organize discourse and to foreground or background events and participants. It examines general issues and offers case studies of clause chaining and related phenomena i...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Sarvasy, Hannah S., Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.
Weitere Verfasser:
Sarvasy, Hannah S. (HerausgeberIn), Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This volume takes a typological approach to clause chaining, a fascinating feature of the grammar of hundreds of languages used to organize discourse and to foreground or background events and participants. It examines general issues and offers case studies of clause chaining and related phenomena in a range of languages.
Umfang:
1 online resource (881 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191913129
019191312X
9780192643117
0192643118
Schlagworte:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Clauses > Cross-cultural studies.
Language.
Linguistics.
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