Linguistics of Giving
In this collection of papers twelve linguists explore a range of interesting properties of 'give' verbs. The volume offers an in-depth look at many morphological, syntactic, and semantic properties of 'give' verbs, including both literal and figurative senses, across languages. Topics include: an apparent zero-morpheme realisation of 'give' in a Papuan language; noun plus causative-like suffix expressing the 'give' concept in Nahuatl; 'give' and other ditransitive constructions in Zulu; the complex verbal morphologies associated with 'give' verbs in Chipewyan, Cora, and Sochiapan Chinantec; the elaborate classificatory system found with 'give…
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- ISBN: 978-90-272-7558-5
- EAN: 9789027275585
- Produktnummer: 22560574
- Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 32'846 KB
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