Possession and Ownership |
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Editor:
| Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. Dixon, R. M. W. |
Series title: | Explorations in Linguistic Typology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-966022-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $145.00 |
Book Description:
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Linguists and anthropologists explore the intriguing variety of possessive phrases denoting ownership of property, whole-part relations (such as body and plant parts), and blood and affinal kinship relations across a wide range of languages. Like others in the series this pioneering book will equally valued in linguistics and anthropology.
Linguists and anthropologists explore the intriguing variety of possessive phrases denoting ownership of property, whole-part relations (such as body and plant parts), and blood and affinal kinship relations across a wide range of languages. Like others in the series this pioneering book will equally valued in linguistics and anthropology.