Functional syntax and universal grammar
Auteur :
Foley, William A. / Van Valin, Jr, Robert D.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521269049
Date de publication :
13 sept. 1984
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
630 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A great deal of the grammatical machinery in a language is devoted to the speaker's ability to signal the temporal relations between different events and different people making it clear who is being talked about. Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar explores how different grammatical systems accomplish this.