UID:
almafu_9959240246102883
Format:
1 online resource (255 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-31309-X
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9786613313096
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90-272-7717-6
Series Statement:
Typological studies in language, v. 24
Content:
Many linguists have believed that there is no connection between culture and language structures. This study reviews some of the literature supporting vocabulary connections, hypotheses for other connections, and critical views of this type of hypothesis. Precisely such a connection is developed employing a functional view of language and grammaticization principles. Using a world-wide probability sample of forty-nine languages, an association between culture and the grammatical coding of deictics is tested and statistically found to be corroborated to a very significant extent. Suggestions ar
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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DEIXIS, GRAMMAR, AND CULTURE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction and Preview; CHAPTER 2. Language Evolution; CHAPTER 3. Cultural Complexity; CHAPTER 4. Language/Culture Dimensions; CHAPTER 5. Linguistic Evolution; CHAPTER 6. Hologeistic Methodology; CHAPTER 7. Sampling; CHAPTER 8. Coding Criteria; CHAPTER 9. Results; CHAPTER 10. Methodological Controls; CHAPTER 11. Extensions and Conclusions; APPENDIX 1. Free Person and Noun Person Distinctions; APPENDIX 2. Linguistic Variables- Sources and Codes
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APPENDIX 3. Languages,Affiliations, & Culture GroupsAPPENDIX 4. Sampling Notes; APPENDIX 5. Cultural Complexity; APPENDIX 6. Codings; APPENDIX 7. Sample Summary Scores; APPENDIX 8. Spatial autocorrelation Alignments; APPENDIX 9. Sub-sample Scores; APPENDIX 10. Keenan-Comrie Scores; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-55619-412-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-2909-0
Language:
English
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