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OverviewThis book investigates cross-linguistic variation in one of the core domains of all natural languages. Leon Stassen views this domain as a 'cognitive space', the topography of which is the same for all languages. It is assumed to consist of four subdomains, which correspond to a four-way distinction between the semantic classes of event predicates, property predicates, class predicates, and locational predicates. The book offers a typology of the structural manifestations of this domain, in terms of the nature and number of the formal strategies used in its encoding. The author disusses a number of abstract principles which can be employed in explaining the cross-linguistic variation emodied by the typology. In the final chapter he brings together the research results in a universally applicable model, which can be read as a 'flow-chart' for the encoding of intransitive predications in different language types. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leon Stassen (Senior Lecturer, Department of General Linguistics, Senior Lecturer, Department of General Linguistics, The Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 1.095kg ISBN: 9780199258932ISBN 10: 0199258937 Pages: 788 Publication Date: 04 December 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart 1: The Typology 1: Introduction 2: The Verbal and the Locational Strategy 3: The Nominal Strategy 4: The Typology of Intransitive Predication Part 2: Switching 5: Adjective-Switching 6: Nominal and Locational Switching 7: Verb-Switching 8: Multiple Switching and Complex Cases Part 3: Tensedness 9: Adjectives and the Tensedness Parameter 10: Tensed Languages 11: Non-Tensed Languages 12: Problematic Cases 13: Evaluation and Explanation Part 4: The Model 14: The Model of Intransitive Predicate Encoding 15: Conclusion Notes Appendices References IndicesReviewsThe book is the result of a massive and thorough piece of work...bringing the reader with an impressive study of the subject. ... [A] (vast) contribution...to the field of Linguistics. --Linguist List<br> Not only is Stassen to be commended for the amount of data on which his conclusions are based, but also for the degree of detail that makes this book an exemplar for linguistic typology.....This book is an important contribution to our understanding of intransitive predicates. * Michael Boutin, Notes on Linguistics Vol 3 2000 * Review from previous edition It is difficult to do justice in a review to a book of this magnitude. The book provides a valuable set of data and convincing arguments to support the typology proposed ... A value of the book is that the proposed typology provides a solid foundation for future empirical investigation. The book is the second in a series on typology. I hope that subsequent volumes in the series will be of such a high quality. * Edith L Bavin, Linguistics Vol 35 1999 * Author InformationLeon Stassen is a senior lecturer in the Department of General Linguistics at the University of Nijmegen , The Netherlands. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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