Building Meaning in Context: A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure by Han

Description: Building Meaning in Context by Hannah Gibson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This innovative study applies the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to data from a number of Bantu languages a family of some 450 languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa. It examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in context. Publisher Description Building Meaning in Context: A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure uses the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to explore morphosyntactic phenomena in a number of Bantu languages. Examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in contextHighlights cross-linguistic parallels, drawing on data from Japanese, Korean, Romance languages and varieties of GreekOffers a radical new perspective on the nature of human language, showing the centrality of the concepts of underspecification and update which lie at the heart of the DS structure building processAn innovative analysis with a broad empirical coverage Author Biography Hannah Gibson is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Essex, UK. Prior to this, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Osaka University and a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at SOAS, University of London. Her research is concerned with the description and analysis of linguistic variation - this includes work within the Dynamic Syntax theoretical model, as well as in the fields of syntax, morphosyntax and language contact, with a particular focus on the Bantu languages. Details ISBN 1119532256 ISBN-13 9781119532255 Title Building Meaning in Context Author Hannah Gibson Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 160 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd GE_Item_ID:136212122; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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