Typology and universals / William Croft. [print]

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Croft, William [Author]

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TextSeries: Cambridge textbooks in linguisticsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2003.Edition: second editionDescription: xxv, 341 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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9780521808842
9781107627529
9780521004992

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P204.C941.T976 2003
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2. Typological classification -- 3. Implicational universals and competing motivations -- 4. Grammatical categories: typological markedness, economy and iconicity -- 5. Grammatical hierarchies and the semantic map model -- 6. Prototypes and the interaction of typological patterns -- 7. Syntactic argumentation and syntactic structure in typology -- 8. Diachronic typology -- 9. Typology as an approach to language.

Subject: "Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental - on what basis can the grammars of diverse languages be compared? - to the most abstract - what is the role of functional and historical explanations of language universals? The book provides students and researchers with extensive examples of language universals in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics." --Book Jacket. The second edition of this essential textbook has been thoroughly rewritten and updated to reflect advances in typology and universals over the past decade. It reviews new methodologies such as the semantic map model and questions of syntactic argumentation; discussion of current debates over explanations for specific classes of universals; and comparison of the typological and generative approaches to language. https://www.amazon.com/Typology-Universals-Cambridge-Textbooks-Linguistics/dp/0521004993/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780521004992&qid=1569254876&s=books&sr=1-1

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1. Introduction -- 2. Typological classification -- 3. Implicational universals and competing motivations -- 4. Grammatical categories: typological markedness, economy and iconicity -- 5. Grammatical hierarchies and the semantic map model -- 6. Prototypes and the interaction of typological patterns -- 7. Syntactic argumentation and syntactic structure in typology -- 8. Diachronic typology -- 9. Typology as an approach to language.

"Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental - on what basis can the grammars of diverse languages be compared? - to the most abstract - what is the role of functional and historical explanations of language universals? The book provides students and researchers with extensive examples of language universals in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics." --Book Jacket. The second edition of this essential textbook has been thoroughly rewritten and updated to reflect advances in typology and universals over the past decade. It reviews new methodologies such as the semantic map model and questions of syntactic argumentation; discussion of current debates over explanations for specific classes of universals; and comparison of the typological and generative approaches to language.

https://www.amazon.com/Typology-Universals-Cambridge-Textbooks-Linguistics/dp/0521004993/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780521004992&qid=1569254876&s=books&sr=1-1

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