Lexical Categories: Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives

by Mark C. Baker

2020-12-29 09:30:15

Mark C. Baker investigates the fundamental nature of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. He claims that the various superficial differences found in particular languages have a single underlying source which can be used to provide better definitions of the... Read more
Mark C. Baker investigates the fundamental nature of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. He claims that the various superficial differences found in particular languages have a single underlying source which can be used to provide better definitions of these "parts of speech". The new definitions are supported by data from languages from every continent. Baker''s book argues for a formal, syntax-oriented, and universal approach to the parts of speech, as opposed to the functionalist, semantic, and relativist approaches that have dominated the subject. Less

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File size8.98 X 6.06 X 0.91 in
Print pages372
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date March 13, 2003
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521001106

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