Building Meaning in Context : A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure Paperback / softback
by Hannah Gibson
Part of the Publications of the Philological Society series
Paperback / softback
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Building Meaning in Context: A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure uses the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to explore morphosyntactic phenomena in a number of Bantu languages. Examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in contextHighlights cross-linguistic parallels, drawing on data from Japanese, Korean, Romance languages and varieties of GreekOffers a radical new perspective on the nature of human language, showing the centrality of the concepts of underspecification and update which lie at the heart of the DS structure building processAn innovative analysis with a broad empirical coverage
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:08/02/2019
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- ISBN:9781119532255
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:08/02/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781119532255
