Demonstratives : form, function, and grammaticalization.
All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large-scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. It is based on a representative sample of 85 languages. The...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Netherlands :
John Benjamins,
1999
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| Series: | Typological studies in language : v. 42.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
