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Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia : rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries / edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto, Bernard Comrie, Peter Sells.
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English
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
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vi, 381 pages ; 25 cm.
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P297 .N68 2017
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Subject(s)
Grammar, Comparative and general
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Relative clauses
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Grammar, Comparative and general
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Noun phrase
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Grammar, Comparative and general
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Syntax
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Languages in contact
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Eurasia
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Typology (Linguistics)
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Eurasia
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Languages
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Editor
Matsumoto, Yoshiko, 1954-
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Comrie, Bernard, 1947-
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Sells, Peter, 1957-
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Series
Typological studies in language ; v. 116.
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Typological studies in language (TSL) ; volume 116
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This volume presents a cross-linguistic investigation of clausal noun-modifying constructions in genetically varied languages of Eurasia. Contrary to a common premise that, in any language, adnominal clauses that share some features of relative clauses constitute a structurally distinct construction, some languages of Eurasia exhibit a General Noun-Modifying Clause Construction (GNMCC) -- a single construction covering a wide range of semantic relations between the head noun and the clause. Through in-depth examination of naturally-occurring and elicited data from Ainu, languages of the Caucasus (e.g. Ingush, Georgian, Bezhta, Hinuq), Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Nenets, Sino-Tibetan languages (e.g. Cantonese, Mandarin, Rawang), and Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish, Sakha), the chapters discuss whether or not the language in question exhibits a GNMCC and the range of noun modification covered by such a construction. The findings afford us new facts, new theoretical perspectives and the first step toward a more global assessment of the possibilities for GNMCCs.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN
9789027206978 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
902720697X ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
LCCN
2016042020
OCLC
960841317
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