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Grammatical Roles and Relations
Frank Robert Palmer
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Description for Grammatical Roles and Relations
paperback. A typological survey of Subject, Object and related grammatical concepts in the languages of the world. Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 276 pages, glossary, references, indexes. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 455.
Frank Palmer's new book is a typological survey of grammatical roles, such as Agent, Patient, Beneficiary, and grammatical relations, such as Subject, Direct Object and Indirect Object, which are familiar concepts in traditional grammars. It describes the devices, such as the Passive, that alter or switch the identities between such roles and relations. A great wealth of examples is used to show that the grammatical systems of the familiar European languages are far from typical of many of the world's languages, for which we need to use such terms as 'Ergative' and 'Antipassive'. Professor Palmer provides an elegant and consistent ... Read more
Frank Palmer's new book is a typological survey of grammatical roles, such as Agent, Patient, Beneficiary, and grammatical relations, such as Subject, Direct Object and Indirect Object, which are familiar concepts in traditional grammars. It describes the devices, such as the Passive, that alter or switch the identities between such roles and relations. A great wealth of examples is used to show that the grammatical systems of the familiar European languages are far from typical of many of the world's languages, for which we need to use such terms as 'Ergative' and 'Antipassive'. Professor Palmer provides an elegant and consistent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521458368
SKU
V9780521458368
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Reviews for Grammatical Roles and Relations
'A valuable source of information and examples...amply illustrated with examples of languages ... a comprehensive and systematic presentation'. International Review of Applied Linguistics