Language at large essays on syntax and semantics / by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R.M.W. Dixon.
| Author/creator | Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I͡U |
| Other author | Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019. |
| Description | xxiii, 606 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Empirical approaches to linguistic theory, 2210-6243 ; v. 2 Empirical approaches to linguistic theory ; v. 2. ^A1257048 |
| Contents | Part A. Topics in Linguistic Typology. 1. Versatile Cases / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 2. A Typology of Argument-Determined Constructions / R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 3. Causatives which do not Cause: Non-Valency-Increasing Effects of a Valency-Increasing Derivation / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 4. Non-Ergative Associations between S and O / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald and R. M. W. Dixon -- 5. Dependencies between Grammatical Systems / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald and R. M. W. Dixon -- 6. The Semantic Basis for a Typology / R. M. W. Dixon -- 7. Word-Class-Changing Derivations in Typological Perspective / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 8. Speech Reports: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 9. Semi-Direct Speech in Typological Perspective / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- |
| Partial contents | Part B: Explaining Language. 10. Naive Linguistic Explanation / R. M. W. Dixon -- 11. Multiple Marking of Syntactic Function and Polysynthetic Nouns in Tariana / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald -- 12. Palikur and the Typology of Classifiers / Alexandra Y. Aikenvald and Diana Green -- 13. Zero and Nothing in Jarawara -- R. M. W. Dixon -- Part C: English Grammar and Lexicology. 14. Pronouns with Transferred Reference / R. M. W. Dixon -- 15. Comparative Constructions in English / R. M. W. Dixon -- 16. Features of the Noun Phrase in English / R. M. W. Dixon -- 17. Twice and Constituency / R. M. W. Dixon 18. Australian Aboriginal Word in Dictionaries / R. M. W. Dixon. |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: 2011. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011018141 |
| ISBN | 9789004206076 (hardback, 2011) |
| ISBN | 9004206078 (hardback, 2011) |
| ISBN | 9789004392816 (paperback reprint, 2019) |
| ISBN | 9004392815 (paperback reprint, 2019) |
| ISBN | (e-book, 2011) |
| ISBN | (e-book, 2019) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |