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Since its first publication Language Universals and Linguistic Typology has become established as the leading introductory account of one of the most productive areas of linguistics – the analysis, comparison and classification of the common features and forms of the organization of languages. Adopting an approach to the subject pioneered by Greenberg and others, Professor Comrie is particularly concerned with syntactico–semantic universals, devoting chapters to word order, case marking, relative clauses and causative constructions. His book is informed throughout by the conviction that an explanatory account of universal properties of human language cannot restrict itself to purely formal aspects. This new edition has been revised to take full account of new research in universals and typology in the past decade and more generally to consider how the approach advocated relates to recent advances in generative grammatical theory.
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Bernard Comrie was previously University Lecturer in Linguistics at Cambridge. His books include Aspect, and The Language of the Soviet Union.
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Since its first publication Language Universals and Linguistic Typology has become established as the leading introductory account of one of the most productive areas of linguistics – the analysis, comparison and classification of the common features and forms of the organization of languages. Adopting an approach to the subject pioneered by Greenberg and others, Professor Comrie is particularly concerned with syntactico–semantic universals, devoting chapters to word order, case marking, relative clauses and causative constructions. His book is informed throughout by the conviction that an explanatory account of universal properties of human language cannot restrict itself to purely formal aspects. This new edition has been revised to take full account of new research in universals and typology in the past decade and more generally to consider how the approach advocated relates to recent advances in generative grammatical theory.
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Condition: Bueno. : Esta obra fundamental de Bernard Comrie explora los universales sintáctico-semánticos, adoptando un enfoque pionero en el estudio de la tipología lingüística. El libro analiza aspectos clave como el orden de las palabras, el marcado de casos, las cláusulas relativas y las construcciones causativas, argumentando que una explicación completa de las propiedades universales del lenguaje humano debe integrar tanto los aspectos formales como el uso del lenguaje y la cognición. Esta segunda edición ha sido revisada para incorporar investigaciones recientes y aplicar sus hallazgos a la teoría gramatical generativa.Ideal para estudiantes y académicos, este texto es una referencia esencial en el campo de la lingüística, ofreciendo una visión profunda sobre cómo las lenguas del mundo comparten estructuras subyacentes y cómo estas se relacionan con el desarrollo cognitivo humano. EAN: 9780631162568 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencias|Educación Título: Language Universals and Linguistic Typology Autor: Bernard Comrie Editorial: Blackwell Pub Idioma: en Páginas: 272 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-06-03-7bf49fcc