Description: Typology and Universals A thorough rewriting to reflect advances in typology and universals in the past decade. William Croft (Author) 9780521808842, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 21 November 2002 368 pages 23.7 x 15.8 x 2.9 cm, 0.689 kg Comparison of the grammars of human languages reveals systematic patterns of variation. Typology and universals research uncovers those patterns to formulate universal constraints on language and seek their exploration. In this essential textbook, William Croft presents a comprehensive introduction to the method and theory used in studying typology and universals. The theoretical issues discussed range from the most fundamental to the most abstract. The book provides students and researchers with extensive examples of language universals in phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. This second edition has been thoroughly rewritten and updated to reflect advances in typology and universals in the past decade, including: new methodologies such as the semantic map model and questions of syntactic argumentation; discussion of current debates over deeper explanations for specific classes of universals; and comparison of the typological and generative approaches to language. 1. Introduction 2. Typological classification 3. Implicational universals and competing motivations 4. Grammatical categories: typological markedness 5. Grammatical hierarchies and the semantic map model 6. Prototypes and the interaction of typological patterns 7. Syntactic argumentation and syntactic structure in typology 8. Diachronic typology 9. Typology as an approach to language. Subject Areas: Anthropology [JHM], Linguistics [CF]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Anthropology [JHM]
BIC Subject Area 2: Linguistics [CF]
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Typology and Universals
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: Anthropology
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 710 g
Author: William Croft
Item Width: 152 mm
Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Format: Hardcover
