Indefinite pronouns / / Martin Haspelmath.
Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This workpresents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative proper...
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| Superior document: | Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2017. |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (385 pages). |
| Notes: | Previously issued in print: 2001. |
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| Summary: | Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This workpresents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative properties. It shows that cross-linguistic diversity is severely constrained by a set of implicational universals and by a number of unrestricted universals. Topics include formal and functional types of indefinite pronoun, theoretical approaches to the functions of indefinite pronouns, the grammaticalization of indefinite pronouns, and negative indefinite pronouns. |
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| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019829963X 0191851973 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Martin Haspelmath. |