| The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) Contributor(s): Finer, Daniel L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415723701 ISBN-13: 9780415723701 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book studies the syntax of switch-reference and its implications for the theory of grammar. Switch-reference, found in many genetically and geographically diverse languages, is a phenomenon whereby referential identity between subjects of hierarchically adjacent clauses is encoded by the presence of a morpheme, usually suffixed to the verb of the subordinate clause. This book argues that switch-reference should be analysed as a syntactic rather than a purely pragmatic or functional feature of language. |