Predicative Possession
Author | : Leon Stassen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 831 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199211654 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199211655 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Download or read book Predicative Possession written by Leon Stassen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering work draws on on data from over 400 languages from a wide range of language families to establish a typology of four basic types of predicative possession. It examines their interdependence with other typologies, and explores varieties of related grammaticalization processes.