The semantics of clause linking : a cross-linguistic typology /
This book is a cross-linguistic examination of the different grammatical means languages employ to represent a general set of semantic relations between clauses. The investigations focus on ways of combining clauses other than through relative and complement clause constructions. These span a number...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009
Oxford ; New York : 2009 |
| Series: | Explorations in linguistic typology ;
5 Oxford linguistics |
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| Summary: | This book is a cross-linguistic examination of the different grammatical means languages employ to represent a general set of semantic relations between clauses. The investigations focus on ways of combining clauses other than through relative and complement clause constructions. These span a number of types of semantic linking. Three, for example, describe varieties of consequence - cause, result, and purpose - which may be illustrated in English by, respectively: Because Johnhas been studying German for years, he speaks it well; John has been studying German for years, thus he speaks it well |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 410 p.) : ill 1 online resource (xviii, 410 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0191569909 9780191569906 |
| Access: | License restrictions may limit access |