Workshop on Count and Mass Nouns (2009 : University of Toronto) creator Massam, Diane. text conference publication enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xviii, 310 p.) : ill. This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical realizations across languages. The chapters in this volume explore the question of the cognitive and linguistic universality and variability of the concepts count and mass from philosophical, semantic, and morpho-syntactic points of view, touching also on issues in acquisition and processing. specialized edited by Diane Massam. Revised conference papers. Includes bibliographical references and index. Grammar, Comparative and general Mass nouns Congresses Grammar, Comparative and general Noun Congresses P271 415.54 9780191746048 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199654277.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199654277.001.0001 StDuBDS 121025 20150804193939.0 EDZ0000105863