| Copulas: Universals in the Categorization of the Lexicon Contributor(s): Pustet, Regina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199258503 ISBN-13: 9780199258505 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. Dr Pustet presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. She shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. She links the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. She advances a comprehensive theory of copularization which she relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415.6 |
| LCCN: 2003273346 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.42" W x 9.48" (1.17 lbs) 276 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. Dr Pustet presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. She shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. She links the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. She advances a comprehensive theory of copularization which she relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization. |