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Person as an inflectional category.
- Source :
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Linguistic Typology . 2017, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p387-456. 70p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The category of person has both inflectional and lexical aspects, and the distinction provides a finely graduated grammatical trait, relatively stable in both families and areas, and revealing for both typology and linguistic geography. Inflectional behavior includes reference to speech-act roles, indexation of arguments, discreteness from other categories such as number or gender, assignment and/or placement in syntax, arrangement in paradigms, and general resemblance to closed-class items. Lexical behavior includes sharing categories and/or forms and/or syntactic behavior with major lexical classes (usually nouns) and generally resembling open-class items. Criteria are given here for typologizing person as more vs. less inflectional, some basic typological correlations are tested, and the worldwide linguistic-geographical distribution is mapped. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14300532
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Linguistic Typology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126786405
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/lingty-2017-0010