Syntax : an introduction /

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Author / Creator:Givón, Talmy, 1936-
Edition:Rev. ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2001.
Description:2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4543794
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ISBN:1588110656 (v. 1)
1588110672 (v. 2)
1588110664 (pbk. : v. 1)
1588110680 (pbk. : v. 2)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • -1. Prelim pages
  • 0. Table of contents
  • 1. Preface
  • 2. 1. The functional approach to language and the typological approach to grammar
  • 3. 2. The lexicon: Words and morphemes
  • 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses and argument structure
  • 5. 4. Grammatical relations and case-marking systems
  • 6. 5. Word order
  • 7. 6. Tense, aspect and modality I: Functional organization
  • 8. 7. Tense, aspect and modality II: Typological organization
  • 9. 8. Negation
  • 10. 9 Referential coherence I: Pronouns and grammatical agreement
  • 11. 10. Referential coherence II: Reference and definiteness
  • 12. Bibliography
  • 13. Index