The Role of Semantic, Pragmatic, and Discourse Factors in the Development of Case
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Author | : J?hanna Bar?dal |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789027205759 |
ISBN-13 | : 9027205752 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Role of Semantic, Pragmatic, and Discourse Factors in the Development of Case by : J?hanna Bar?dal
Book excerpt: This volume focuses on non-syntactic factors in the development of case by illustrating the integral role of pragmatics, semantics, and discourse structure in the historical development of morphologically marked case systems. Examined fifteen typologically diverse languages from four different language families: (i) Indo-European: Vedic Sanskrit, Russian, Greek, Latin, Latvian, Gothic, French, German, Icelandic, and Faroese; (ii) Tibeto-Burman, especially the Bodic languages and Meithei; (iii) Japanese; and (iv) the Pama-Nyungan mixed language Gurindji Kriol.