Applicative Constructions
Author:   David A. Peterson (, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   308
Publication Date:   21 December 2006
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Author:   David A. Peterson (, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780199270927


ISBN 10:   0199270929
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   21 December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax 3: Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions 4: The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions 5: The Evolution of Applicative Constructions 6: Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions 7: Conclusion Appendix References Index

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a valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. * Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics * This book is an important contribution to the study of applicatives and is bound to become a standard reference work for those working on the topic. * Kees Hengeveld, Functions of Language *


This book is an important contribution to the study of applicatives and is bound to become a standard reference work for those working on the topic. * Kees Hengeveld, Functions of Language * a valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. * Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics *


a valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics


Author Information

David A. Peterson is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College and works on Tibeto-Burman languages. He joined this institution after a Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley (1999), followed by a postdoctoral research at the Department of Linguistics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, where he conducted research on Kuki-Chin languages (Bangladesh).

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