Ethnosyntax: explorations in grammar and culture
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199249060
Date de publication :
4 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
615 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Meanings of cultural importance are found not only in words but also in the very grammar of a language. This volume presents 11original studies of the relationship between grammar, culture, and cognition, with data from languages and cultures from around the world. Contributors discuss a wide variety of grammatical phenomena.