UID:
almafu_9961632181502883
Format:
1 online resource (276 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
3-11-133187-3
Series Statement:
Studia Typologica [STTYP] Series ; Volume 34
Content:
For the first time, proper names are made the topic of a cross-linguistic account of morphosyntactic properties which formally distinguish place names, personal names, and common nouns. It is shown that the behaviour of place names and personal names in morphology and syntax frequently disagrees with the rules established for other word classes independent of the language's genetic affiliation, grammatical structure, and geographic location. Place names and personal names each boast a grammar of their own. They are candidates for the status of a distinct word class. Their special grammar comes frequently to the fore in the domain of spatial and possessive relations. This fact is explained with reference to functional notions.
Note:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Grammar of Names vs Special Onymic Grammar -- 3 Empirical bits and pieces -- 4 Leitmotifs of Special Anthroponymic Grammar: Possession -- 5 Recurrent themes of Special Toponymic Grammar: Spatial relations -- 6 Functional-typological evaluation -- 7 Conclusions and outlook -- Primary sources -- References -- Appendix I: List of languages (n = 85) -- Appendix II: Map -- Index of authors -- Index of languages -- Index of subjects.
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Issued also in print.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783111331713
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783111331874
