English quasi-numeral classifiers a corpus-based cognitive-topological study / Xu Zhang.
| Author/creator | Zhang, Xu |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bern : Peter Lang, [2017] |
| Description | 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Linguistic insights, 1424-8689 ; volume 226 Linguistic insights, 1424-8689 ; volume 226. ^A696832 |
| Summary | "This book is an interdisciplinary study of English binominal quantitative constructions based on English-Chinese comparison. Taking three perspectives, i.e. a functional-typological perspective, a cognitive approach, and a corpus-based method, it aims to unveil the hidden categorisation process behind the usage of English binominal quantitative constructions and to reveal the language universal in cognising the concepts of 'Quantity' and 'Quality'. It argues against treating Chinese and English as members of two opposing typological camps concerning quantification modes ('classifier languages? versus ?non-classifier languages') and advocates to view the two languages as lying within a more extended and inclusive system, viz. a system of quantification and categorisation modes, or a Quantity-Quality continuum."--Back cover. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017942631 |
| ISBN | 9783034328180 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 3034328184 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |