The Grammar of Knowledge - A Cross-Linguistic Typology (Hardcover)

The Grammar of Knowledge offers both a linguistic and anthropological perspective on the expression of information sources, as well as inferences, assumptions, probability and possibility, and gradations of doubt and beliefs in a range of languages. The book investigates twelve different languages, from families including Tibeto-Burman, Nakh-Dagestani, and Austronesian, all of which share the property of requiring the source of information to be specified in every sentence. In these languages, it may not be possible to say merely that 'the man went fishing'. Instead, the source of evidence for the statement must also be specified, usually through the use of evidential markers. For example, it may be necessary to indicate whether the speaker saw the man go fishing; has simply assumed that the man went fishing; or was told that he went fishing by a third party. Some languages, such as Hinuq and Tatar, distinguish between first-hand and non first-hand information sources; others, such as Ersu, mark three distinct types of information - directly required, inferred or assumed, and reported. Some require an even greater level of specification: Asheninka Perene, from South America, has a specific marker to express suspicions or misgivings. Like others in the series, the book illustrates and examines these aspects of language in different cultural and linguistic settings. It will interest linguists of all persuasions as well as linguistically-minded anthropologists.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Explorations in Linguistic Typology, 7
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	April 2014
Editors:	Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Distinguished Professor, Australian Laureate Fellow, and Director of the Language and Culture Research Centre) • R. M. W. Dixon (Adjunct Professor and Deputy Director of the Language and Culture Research Centre)
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-870131-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-870131-4
Barcode:	9780198701316

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