Grammar of body-part expressions, the: a view from the americas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198852476
Date de publication :
21 juin 2022
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,3 x 3,4 cm
Poids :
938 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume explores the grammatical properties of body-part expressions in the languages of the Americas. The chapters investigate a range of phenomena from the use of metaphor and metonymy to incorporation and possessive constructions, many of them drawing on data from lesser-known and often under-represented languages.