Predicative Possession

Predicative Possession
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 831
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ISBN-10 : 9780199211654
ISBN-13 : 0199211655
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Book Synopsis Predicative Possession by : Leon Stassen

Download or read book Predicative Possession written by Leon Stassen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 831 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering work draws on on data from over 400 languages from a wide range of language families to establish a typology of four basic types of predicative possession. It examines their interdependence with other typologies, and explores varieties of related grammaticalization processes.


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