Diachrony of Verb Morphology
Japanese and the Transeurasian Languages
Published on 24. July 2015
Book
Mixed media product
XVIII, 550 pages
978-3-11-039995-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book deals with shared verb morphology in Japanese and other languages that have been identified as Transeurasian (traditionally: "Altaic") in previous research. It analyzes shared etymologies and reconstructed grammaticalizations with the goal to provide evidence for the genealogical relatedness of these languages.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-11-039995-0 (9783110399950)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Martine Robbeets, Leiden University, The Netherlands.