Causatives and Causation

A Universal -typological perspective

By:

Jae Jung Song

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Longman Linguistics Library

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Causatives and Causation is the first comprehensive study of causative constructions found in the world's languages. This important new research, based on a data base of more than 600 languages, not only investigates fully the richness and variety of causative types, but also presents an alternative perspective to the traditional typological approach. The new typology enables a better understanding of how the human mind cognizes causation and how this is reflected in language. Causatives and Causation is also an important attempt to integrate language typology with diachrony by constructing a diachronic model of causative affixes on the basis of this new typology. Drawing on the theoretical insight of Role and Reference Grammar, this book provides a case study of the causative constructions in Korean, providing additional support for both the proposed new typology and the diachronic model. It also examines the pragmatic foundations of causatives, an important but previously unexplored area of study.

Release date Australia

August 20th, 1996

Author

Jae Jung Song

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Routledge

Pages

312

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Series

Longman Linguistics Library

Dimensions

139x214x19

ISBN-13

9780582289185

Product ID

1794012

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