Morphosyntax Constructions of the World's Languages
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Bringing together the results of sixty years of research in typology and universals, this textbook presents a comprehensive survey of Morphosyntax - the combined study of syntax and morphology. Languages employ extremely diverse morphosyntactic strategies for expressing functions, and Croft provides a comprehensive functional framework to account for the full range of these constructions in the world's languages. The book explains analytical concepts that serve as a basis for cross-linguistic comparison, and provides a rich source of descriptive data that…
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Key features
- Ensures students have a clear overview of the subject by providing a framework for the function of grammatical constructions in the world's languages
- Gives clarity on comparing grammatical analyses through explanations of analytical concepts that serve as a valid basis for cross-linguistic comparison
- Supports students as each technical term is comprehensively explained and included at the end of each chapter and in an online glossary
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316145289
- Series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
- Subjects English Language and Linguistics: General Interest,Grammar and Syntax,Language and Linguistics,Morphology
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 04 August 2022
- ISBN: 9781107093638
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 1.4kg
- Page extent: 726 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 04 August 2022
- ISBN: 9781107474611
- Dimensions (mm): 244 x 170 mm
- Weight: 1.25kg
- Page extent: 726 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 04 August 2022
- ISBN: 9781316145289
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