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Building Meaning in Context

A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure

Hannah Gibson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:8th Feb '19

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Building Meaning in Context: A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure uses the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to explore morphosyntactic phenomena in a number of Bantu languages.

  • Examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental nature of the build-up of meaning in context
  • Highlights cross-linguistic parallels, drawing on data from Japanese, Korean, Romance languages and varieties of Greek
  • Offers a radical new perspective on the nature of human language, showing the centrality of the concepts of underspecification and update which lie at the heart of the DS structure building process
  • An innovative analysis with a broad empirical coverage
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ISBN: 9781119532255

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm

Weight: 227g

160 pages