Canonical morphology and syntax [electronic resource] /
edited by Dunstan Brown, Marina Chumakina, Greville G. Corbett.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 312 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents canonical typology, a framework for comparing constructions and categories across languages. The canonical method takes the criteria used to define particular categories or phenomena (eg negation, finiteness, possession) to create a multidimensional space in which language-specific instances can be placed.
9780191746154 (ebook) : No price
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.
P291
415
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents canonical typology, a framework for comparing constructions and categories across languages. The canonical method takes the criteria used to define particular categories or phenomena (eg negation, finiteness, possession) to create a multidimensional space in which language-specific instances can be placed.
9780191746154 (ebook) : No price
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.
P291
415