Coordination relations in the languages of Europe and beyond
This book examines the coding of the three coordination relations of combination, contrast and alternative between states of affairs on the basis of a 74 language sample, with special focus on the languages spoken in Europe. It constitutes the first systematic inquiry so far conducted on the cross-l...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter
c2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Empirical approaches to language typology ; 42. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31510188*spi |
| Sumario: | This book examines the coding of the three coordination relations of combination, contrast and alternative between states of affairs on the basis of a 74 language sample, with special focus on the languages spoken in Europe. It constitutes the first systematic inquiry so far conducted on the cross-linguistic coding of coordination, as defined in cognitive and pragmatic terms. This research shows that the 'and-but-or' coding system which is typical of Central-Western Europe appears to be extremely rare outside Europe, where a great variation in the coding of coordination is attested. This cross. |
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| Descripción Física: | xviii, 354 p. : il., mapas |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [329]-341) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9783110211498 9781283398169 9783110204391 |
