Introduction to typology : the unity and diversity of language /: the unity and diversity of language. (©1997)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lindsay J. Whaley.
• Other Names: Whaley, Lindsay J
• Contents: THE BASICS OF LANGUAGE TYPOLOGY; An Introduction to Typology and Universals; A (Brief) History of Typology; Issues of Method and Explanation; Basic Categories; WORLD ORDER TYPOLOGY; Constituent Order Universals; Determining Basic Constituent Order; MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGY; Morphemes; Morphological Typology; ENCODING RELATIONAL AND SEMANTIC PROPERTIES OF NOMINALS; Case and Agreement Systems; Animacy, Definiteness and Gender; Valence; VERBAL CATEGORIES; Tense and Aspect; Mood and Negation; The Morphosyntax of Speech Acts; COMPLEX CLAUSES; Subordination; Coordination and Cosubordination
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1997
• Copyright Date: 1997
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 323 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 410; Typology (Linguistics); Linguistic universals; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative; Linguistic universals; Typology (Linguistics); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452263618; 1452263612; 9780803959620; 0803959621; 9781452233437; 1452233438
• Related ISBNs: 9780803959637; 0803959621; 080395963X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-304) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.