Typology of purpose clauses, a
Auteur :
Schmidtke-Bode, Karsten
Éditeur :
Schmidtke-Bode, Karsten
ISBN :
9789027206695
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2009
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,4 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
Presents the comprehensive typology of purpose clause constructions. Based on a stratified variety sample of 80 languages, this title uncovers the unity and diversity of the morphosyntactic means by which purposive relations are coded, and discusses the status of purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences.