A Comparative Exploration of Clausal Structures in Five Languages
A Systemic Functional Clausal Perspective
Published on 4. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-3-659-64367-5 (ISBN)
Description
This work offers not just a representative corpus of clausal patterns and functions but also establishes some formal and theoretical generalizations on the five languages involved. Both linguistically and pedagogically, such generalizations enhance the understanding of the languages in particular and the concept of language in general. Therefore, this work is a welcome frontier in General Linguistics
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-659-64367-5 (9783659643675)
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Ahmed Umar started his primary education in Arabic. He later switched to secular education via home "self-education". To date, Umar is a holder of BA, MA and PhD (English Language) degrees; a university lecturer for 14 years; a multilingual linguist.Currently, he is a lecturer, English Department, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria.