Agreement Contributor(s): Corbett, Greville G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521001706 ISBN-13: 9780521001700 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2006 Annotation: Agreement in language relates to the correspondence between words in a sentence, in terms of gender, case, person, or number. For example, in the sentence 'he runs', the suffix -s 'agrees' with the singular 'he'. Patterns of agreement vary dramatically cross-linguistically, with great diversity in the way it is expressed, and the types of variation permitted. This textbook offers an insight into how agreement works, and how linguists have tried to account for it. It will be essential reading for all those studying the structure and mechanisms of natural languages. Click for more in this series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
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BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology |
Dewey: 415 |
LCCN: 2006299129 |
Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.9" W x 9.64" L (1.25 lbs) 348 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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Contributor Bio(s): Corbett, Greville G.: - Greville G. Corbett is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of Surrey. |
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