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Copulas

By Regina Pustet

Copulas

By Regina Pustet

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Description
Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. Dr Pustet presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. She shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. She links the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. She advances a comprehensive theory of copularization which she relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
280
Release Date:
2003-08-14
Publication Date:
2003-06-12
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199258503
ISBN13:
9780199258505
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
587 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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