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Author:   Jan Rijkhoff (Associate Professor of Linguistics, Aarhus University) ,  Eva van Lier (Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Linguistics, University of Amsterdam)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
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9780199668441

ISBN 10:   0199668442
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   29 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1: Eva van Lier and Jan Rijkhoff: Flexible Word Classes in Linguistic Typology and Grammatical Theory 2: Kees Hengeveld: Parts-of-speech Systems as a Basic Typological Determinant 3: Jan Don and Eva van Lier: Derivation and Categorization in Flexible and Differentiated Languages 4: David Gil: Riau Indonesian: A language without nouns and verbs 5: John Peterson: Parts of Speech in Kharia: A formal account 6: Felix Rau: Proper Names, Predicates, and the Parts-of-speech System of Santali 7: David Beck: Unidirectional Flexibility and the Noun-verb Distinction in Lushootseed 8: William B. McGregor: Lexical Categories in Gooniyandi, Kimberley, Western Australia 9: Sebastian Nordhoff: Jack-of-all-trades: The Sri Lanka Malay flexible adjective 10: Walter Bisang: Word Class Systems Between Flexibility and Rigidity: An integrative approach

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Jan Rijkhoff is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Aarhus University in Denmark. His books include The Noun Phrase (OUP 2002) and, with co-editor Daniel Garcia Velasco, The Noun Phrase in Functional Discourse Grammar (Mouton de Gruyter 2008). He has published on numerous topics - including word classes - in various international journals, including Journal of Linguistics, Linguistic Typology, Language and Linguistics Compass, Journal of Semantics, Linguistics, and Studies in Language. Eva van Lier is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam. Her publications include several journal articles on word class typology and the monograph Parts of Speech and Dependent Clauses: a typological study (Utrecht: LOT 2009). Currently she investigates properties of flexible word classes in Oceanic languages with a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

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