Possession

Cognitive Sources, Forces, and Grammaticalization

By:

Bernd Heine

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

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In this new work, Bernd Heine claims that the structure of grammatical categories is predictable to a large extent once we know the range of possible cognitive structures from which they are derived. The author uses as his example the structure of predicative possession, and shows how most of the possessive constructions to be found in the world's languages can be traced back to a small set of basic conceptual patterns. Heine identifies these patterns, and using grammaticalization theory he describes how each affects the word order and morphosyntax of the resulting possessive construction. He argues that grammaticalization theory explains much of the observable typological diversity which characterizes 'have'-constructions in the world's languages. Illustrated by a wealth of examples, this is an original and important statement from a leading linguist.

Release date Australia

October 23rd, 1997

Author

Bernd Heine

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

16 Tables, unspecified; 3 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

292

Series

Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

Dimensions

160x236x28

ISBN-13

9780521550376

Product ID

2363965

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