Indefinite Pronouns |
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| Author:
| Haspelmath, Martin |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-829963-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $81.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is the first comprehensive and encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns (expressions like 'someone', 'anything', 'nowhere') in the languages of the world. It shows that the range of variation in the functional and formal properties of indefinite pronouns is subject to a set of universal implicational constraints, and proposes explanations for these universals.
This book is the first comprehensive and encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns (expressions like 'someone', 'anything', 'nowhere') in the languages of the world. It shows that the range of variation in the functional and formal properties of indefinite pronouns is subject to a set of universal implicational constraints, and proposes explanations for these universals.