UID:
almafu_9959243213902883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 327 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9786613329219
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9781107143159
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1107143152
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9780511210556
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0511210558
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9781283329217
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1283329212
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9780511214134
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0511214138
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9780511812729
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0511812728
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9780511215926
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0511215924
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9780511556937
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0511556934
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9780511212321
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0511212321
Series Statement:
Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Content:
This textbook deals with the grammatical category of person, which covers the first person, the second person, and the third person. Drawing on data from over 700 languages, Anna Siewierska compares the use of person within and across different languages, and examines the factors underlying this variation. She shows how person forms vary in substance, in the nature of the semantic distinctions they convey, in how they are used in sentences and discourse, and in the way they function to convey social distinctions. By looking at different types of person forms in the grammatical and social contexts in which they are used, this book documents an underlying unity between them, arguing against the treatment of person markers based on arbitrary sets of morphological and syntactic properties. Clearly organized and accessibly written, it will be welcomed by students and scholars of linguistics, particularly those interested in grammatical categories and their use.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The typology of person forms; 3 The structure of person paradigms; 4 Person agreement; 5 The function of person forms; 6 Person forms and social deixis; 7 Person forms in a diachronic perspective; Appendix 1 List of languages in the sample by macro-area; Appendix 2 Genetic classification of languages cited in the text; References; Author index; Language index; Subject index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521776691
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521776694
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521772143
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521772141
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812729
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