Possession

Cognitive Sources, Forces, and Grammaticalization

Autori

• Bernd Heine

Parametri

• 292 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Linguistica

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Focusing on the structure of grammatical categories, Bernd Heine explores how cognitive structures inform linguistic patterns, particularly in predicative possession. He demonstrates that diverse possessive constructions across languages can be traced to a limited number of fundamental conceptual patterns. By employing grammaticalization theory, Heine illustrates the influence of these patterns on word order and morphosyntax in possessive constructions, revealing the underlying predictability of grammatical structures.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2005

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