Possession: Cognitive Sources, Forces, and Grammaticalization

by Bernd Heine

2020-12-29 09:31:59

Bernd Heine argues that the structure of grammatical categories is predictable to a large extent once we know the range of possible cognitive structures from which they are derived. The author uses as his example the structure of predicative possessi... Read more
Bernd Heine argues that the structure of grammatical categories is predictable to a large extent once we know the range of possible cognitive structures from which they are derived. The author uses as his example the structure of predicative possession, and shows how most of the possessive constructions to be found in the world''s languages can be traced back to a small set of basic conceptual patterns. Using grammaticalization theory Heine describes how each affects the word order and morphosyntax of the resulting possessive construction. Less

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File size8.98 X 5.98 X 0.71 in
Print pages292
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date February 13, 2006
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521024136
Author
Bernd Heine is Emeritus Professor at the Institute of African Studies (Institut für Afrikanistik), University of Cologne. His many publications include Cognitive Foundations of Grammar (OUP USA, 1997...

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