Introduction to typology : the unity and diversity of language /

Introduction to typology : the unity and diversity of language / Lindsay J. Whaley.

Ideal in introductory courses dealing with grammatical structure and linguistics analysis, Introduction to Typology overviews the major grammatical categories and constructions in the world's languages. Framed in a typological perspective, the constant concern of this primary text is to undersc...

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Main Author: Whaley, Lindsay J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1997.
Subjects:
Typology (Linguistics)
Linguistic universals.
Table of Contents:
  • The World's Languages in Overview
  • 1. Introduction to Typology and Universals
  • 2. A (Brief) History of Typology
  • 3. Issues of Method and Explanation
  • 4. Basic Categories
  • 5. Constituent Order Universals
  • 6. Determining Basic Constituent Order
  • 7. Morphemes
  • 8. Morphological Typology
  • 9. Case and Agreement Systems
  • 10. Animacy, Definiteness, and Gender
  • 11. Valence
  • 12. Tense and Aspect
  • 13. Mood and Negation
  • 14. Morphosyntax of Speech Acts
  • 15. Subordination
  • 16. Coordination and Cosubordination.

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