Possession : Cognitive Sources, Forces, and Grammaticalization
by
Bernd Heine
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
ISBN-10
0521550378
ISBN-13
9780521550376
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 23rd, 1997
Print length
292 Pages
Weight
580 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.60 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Grammar, syntax & morphologyGrammar, syntax and morphology
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Bernd Heine argues that the structure of grammatical categories is predictable to a large extent once we know the range of possible cognitive structures from which they are derived. Heine uses as his example the structure of predicative possession, and shows how most of the possessive constructions to be found in the world's languages can be traced back to a small set of basic conceptual patterns.
In this new work, Bernd Heine claims that the structure of grammatical categories is predictable to a large extent once we know the range of possible cognitive structures from which they are derived. The author uses as his example the structure of predicative possession, and shows how most of the possessive constructions to be found in the world's languages can be traced back to a small set of basic conceptual patterns. Heine identifies these patterns, and using grammaticalization theory he describes how each affects the word order and morphosyntax of the resulting possessive construction. He argues that grammaticalization theory explains much of the observable typological diversity which characterizes 'have'-constructions in the world's languages. Illustrated by a wealth of examples, this is an original and important statement from a leading linguist.
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