did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780199668441

Flexible Word Classes Typological studies of underspecified parts of speech

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780199668441

  • ISBN10:

    0199668442

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2013-10-13
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $186.66 Save up to $58.69
  • Rent Book $130.66
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Author Biography


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).

Table of Contents


1. Flexible Word Classes in Linguistic Typology and Grammatical Theory, Eva van Lier and Jan Rijkhoff
2. Parts-of-speech Systems as a Basic Typological Determinant, Kees Hengeveld
3. Derivation and Categorization in Flexible and Differentiated Languages, Jan Don and Eva van Lier
4. Riau Indonesian: A language without nouns and verbs, David Gil
5. Parts of Speech in Kharia: A formal account, John Peterson
6. Proper Names, Predicates, and the Parts-of-speech System of Santali, Felix Rau
7. Unidirectional Flexibility and the Noun-verb Distinction in Lushootseed, David Beck
8. Lexical Categories in Gooniyandi, Kimberley, Western Australia, William B. McGregor
9. Jack-of-all-trades: The Sri Lanka Malay flexible adjective, Sebastian Nordhoff
10. Word Class Systems Between Flexibility and Rigidity: An integrative approach, Walter Bisang

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program