Linguistic Universals 1st Edition by Ricardo Mairal, Juana Gil 9780521837095 0511250290
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ISBN 10: 0511250290
ISBN 13: 9780521837095
Author: Ricardo Mairal, Juana Gil
The discovery of ‘linguistic universals’ – the properties that all languages have in common – is a fundamental goal of linguistic research. Linguists face the task of accounting for why languages, which apparently differ so greatly from one another on the surface, display striking similarities in their underlying structure. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to show how different linguistic theories have approached this challenge. Drawing on work from both formal and functional perspectives, it provides a comprehensive overview of the most notable work on linguistic universals – with chapters on syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology and typology – and explores a range of central issues, such as the relationship between linguistic universals and the language faculty, and what linguistic universals can tell us about our biological make-up and cognitive abilities. Clear and succinct, it will be invaluable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the phenomenon that is human language.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 A first look at universals
Chapter 2 Linguistic typology
Chapter 3 Universals in a generative setting
Chapter 4 In search of universals
Chapter 5 Morphological universals
Chapter 6 Syntactic typology: just how exotic ARE European-type relative clauses?
Chapter 7 Some universals of Verb semantics
Chapter 8 Language change and universals
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