The Expression of Possession
Expression of Possession
1st Edition
Published on 13. January 2010
435 pages
978-3-11-021323-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of nine original articles deals with the expression of possession at various levels of grammar, morphological, phrasal, and syntactic, and from a typologically diverse range of languages (including Germanic, Oceanic, Meso-American, and Australian Aboriginal). There are two main aims. The first is to reveal something of the range of constructions employed cross-linguistically in the expression of possession, and second, to present an understanding of the possessive relation itself as a cognitive and linguistic phenomenon. A guiding principle in the selection of contributors has been to invite linguists whose research, while not necessarily directly dealing with possession, touches on it, and indicates that they are likely to provide fresh perspectives on this well-trodden field. Key features: William McGregor is a well known expert in this fíeld of research Possession is a paradigm for studies on typology, ethnology etc., because a multitude of linguistic and cultural varieties are reflected in this field new series textbook
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Publishing group
de Gruyter Mouton
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Figs., tabs. and maps
Figs., tabs. and maps
File size
13,29 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-021323-2 (9783110213232)
Schweitzer Classification
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William Mcgregor
The Expression of Possession
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12/2010
1st Edition
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William B. McGregor
The Expression of Possession
Book
11/2009
1st Edition
De Gruyter Mouton
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Person
William McGregor, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Content
1 - Contents [Seite 6]
2 - Introduction [Seite 8]
3 - English possessives as reference- point constructions and their function in the discourse [Seite 20]
4 - On the co- variation between form and function of adnominal possessive modifiers in Dutch and English [Seite 58]
5 - Is possession mere location? Contrary evidence from Maa [Seite 114]
6 - Learning to encode possession [Seite 150]
7 - Plain vs. situated possession in Czech: A constructional account [Seite 220]
8 - Attributive possessive constructions in Oceanic [Seite 256]
9 - Possessive clauses in East Nusantara, the case of Tidore [Seite 300]
10 - Possessive expressions in the Southwestern Amazon [Seite 350]
11 - Possession in the visual-gestural modality: How possession is expressed in British Sign Language [Seite 396]
12 - Contributors [Seite 430]
13 - Index of subjects [Seite 432]
14 - Index of languages [Seite 437]
15 - Index of persons [Seite 439]
2 - Introduction [Seite 8]
3 - English possessives as reference- point constructions and their function in the discourse [Seite 20]
4 - On the co- variation between form and function of adnominal possessive modifiers in Dutch and English [Seite 58]
5 - Is possession mere location? Contrary evidence from Maa [Seite 114]
6 - Learning to encode possession [Seite 150]
7 - Plain vs. situated possession in Czech: A constructional account [Seite 220]
8 - Attributive possessive constructions in Oceanic [Seite 256]
9 - Possessive clauses in East Nusantara, the case of Tidore [Seite 300]
10 - Possessive expressions in the Southwestern Amazon [Seite 350]
11 - Possession in the visual-gestural modality: How possession is expressed in British Sign Language [Seite 396]
12 - Contributors [Seite 430]
13 - Index of subjects [Seite 432]
14 - Index of languages [Seite 437]
15 - Index of persons [Seite 439]
