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Causatives and Causation - A Universal -typological perspective (Paperback)
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Causatives and Causation - A Universal -typological perspective (Paperback)
Series: Longman Linguistics Library
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Causatives and Causation is the first comprehensive study of
causative constructions found in the world's languages. This
important new research, based on a data base of more than 600
languages, not only investigates fully the richness and variety of
causative types, but also presents an alternative perspective to
the traditional typological approach. The new typology enables a
better understanding of how the human mind cognizes causation and
how this is reflected in language. Causatives and Causation is also
an important attempt to integrate language typology with diachrony
by constructing a diachronic model of causative affixes on the
basis of this new typology. Drawing on the theoretical insight of
Role and Reference Grammar, this book provides a case study of the
causative constructions in Korean, providing additional support for
both the proposed new typology and the diachronic model. It also
examines the pragmatic foundations of causatives, an important but
previously unexplored area of study. This book will be essential
and stimulating reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students
involved in language typology and universals, historical
linguistics, language and cognition, and pragmatics and will be an
invaluable reference book for professional linguists in both
teaching and research.
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