Clause chaining in the languages of the world
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198870319
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2024
Dimensions :
25,4 x 18,0 x 5,0 cm
Poids :
1490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume takes a typological approach to clause chaining, a fascinating feature of the grammar of hundreds of languages used to organize discourse and to foreground or background events and participants. It examines general issues and offers case studies of clause chaining and related phenomena in a range of languages.