Dеmonstrаtivеs: Form, Function, аnd Grаmmаticаlizаtion (Typologicаl Studiеs in Lаnguаgе)
Publisher: John Bеnjаmins Publishing Сo
Number of Pages: 203
Published: 1999-06
List price: $165.00
All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large- scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. The first part of the book analyzes demonstratives from a synchronic point of view, examining their morphological structures, semantic features, syntactic functions, and pragmatic uses in spoken and written discourse. The second part concentrates on diachronic issues, in particular on the development of demonstratives into grammatical markers. ...