Description: Valency Classes in the World's Languages : Introducing the Framework, and Case Studies from Africa and Eurasia, Hardcover by Malchukov, Andrej (EDT); Comrie, Bernard (EDT), ISBN 3110332949, ISBN-13 9783110332940, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book is Volume 1 of a two-volume set on cross-linguistic variation in valency classes. It presents the results of the Leipzig Valency Classes Project at the Department of Linguistics of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, which was an empirical study of 70 core verb meanings for 30 languages around the world; material in th also stems from workshops and conferences held in 2010, 2011, and 2013. The Leipzig Valency Classes Project is a large-scale effort to construct a typology of valency classes as a foundation for future cross-linguistic studies of verb classes and argument marking. Part 1 of this volume describes the framework developed by the Leipzig Valency Class Project and the questionnaire used in the research. Part 2 presents case studies on valency properties in languages of Africa and Eurasia; some of the languages studied include Nllng, Mandika, Emai, Yoruba, Modern Standard Arabic, Italian, Icelandic, Bezhta, North Tungusic, Ket, Japanese, Chintang, and Ainu. An online database called Valency Patterns Leipzig (ValPaL) is available. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Valency Classes in the World's Languages : Introducing the Framew
Number of Pages: 885 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Introducing the Framework, and Case Studies from Africa and Eurasia Vol. 1
Publisher: DE Gruyter Gmbh, Walter
Subject: Linguistics / Syntax, Linguistics / General
Publication Year: 2015
Item Weight: 57.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Bernard Comrie
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Series: Comparative Handbooks of Linguistics [Chl] Ser.
Item Width: 6.7 in
Format: Hardcover
