Grammatical Roles and Relations - Couverture rigide

Palmer, Frank Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 052145204X ISBN 13 : 9780521452045

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1994

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Frank Palmer's new book is a typological survey of grammatical roles, such as Agent, Patient, Beneficiary, and grammatical relations, such as Subject, Direct Object and Indirect Object, which are familiar concepts in traditional grammars. It describes the devices, such as the Passive, that alter or switch the identities between such roles and relations. A great wealth of examples is used to show that the grammatical systems of the familiar European languages are far from typical of many of the world's languages, for which we need to use such terms as 'Ergative' and 'Antipassive'. Professor Palmer provides an elegant and consistent framework within which grammatical roles and relations may be discussed, combining a great clarity of discussion with evidence from an enormous number of the world's languages.

Revue de presse :

'A valuable source of information and examples...amply illustrated with examples of languages ... a comprehensive and systematic presentation'. International Review of Applied Linguistics

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 052145204X
• ISBN 13: 9780521452045
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 275