Count and mass across languages
This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical realizations across languages. The chapters in this volume explore the question of the cognitive and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics / Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical realizations across languages. The chapters in this volume explore the question of the cognitive and linguistic universality and variability of the concepts count and mass from philosophical, semantic, and morpho-syntactic points of view, touching also on issues in acquisition and processing |
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| Item Description: | Revised conference papers |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 310 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191746048 |