The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference (RLE Linguistics B: Grammar) Contributor(s): Finer, Daniel L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138989282 ISBN-13: 9781138989283 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 415 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.73 lbs) 232 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. |