Canonical Morphology and Syntax (Hardcover)

This is the first book to present Canonical Typology, a framework for comparing constructions and categories across languages. The canonical method takes the criteria used to define particular categories or phenomena (eg negation, finiteness, possession) to create a multidimensional space in which language-specific instances can be placed. In this way, the issue of fit becomes a matter of greater or lesser proximity to a canonical ideal. Drawing on the expertise of world class scholars in the field, the book addresses the issue of cross-linguistic comparability, illustrates the range of areas - from morphosyntactic features to reported speech - to which linguists are currently applying this methodology, and explores to what degree the approach succeeds in discovering the elusive canon of linguistic phenomena.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	March 2013
Editors:	Dunstan Brown • Marina Chumakina • Greville G. Corbett
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-960432-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	0-19-960432-0
Barcode:	9780199604326

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