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Possession and ownership /

Possession and Ownership brings together linguists and anthropologists in a series of cross-linguistic explorations of expressions used to denote possession and ownership, concepts central to most if not all the varied cultures and ideologies of humankind. Possessive noun phrases can be broadly divi...

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Other Authors: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna), Dixon, Robert M. W., 1939-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Explorations in linguistic typology ; 6.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Possessives.
Possessifs.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Possessives
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Notes on the contributors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Possession and ownership: a cross-linguistic perspective""; ""1 Preamble""; ""2 Meanings and forms in possessive noun phrases""; ""3 Beyond a noun phrase: possession within a clause""; ""4 Possessive marking in its further uses""; ""5 Possession and language contact""; ""6 Possession in grammar and society""; ""7 Possession and ownership: what can we conclude?""; ""8 About this volume""; ""References""
  • ""2 Ownership, partâ€?whole, and other possessiveâ€?associative relations in Nêlêmwa (New Caledonia)""""1 General characteristics of Nêlêmwa""; ""2 Possessive constructions with animates""; ""3 Partâ€?whole and other relations with inanimate determiners""; ""4 Possessive determination of nominalizations""; ""5 Relational determination of quantifiers""; ""6 Possession within a clause: possessive predication""; ""7 To conclude""; ""References""; ""3 Possession in Moskona, an East Birdâ€?s Head language""; ""1 Possession in Moskona""; ""2 The Moskona language""
  • ""3 Core types of possessive relationships""""4 Possession in noun phrases""; ""5 Possession expressed by a clause""; ""6 External possession""; ""7 Possession and language contact""; ""8 Possession in society""; ""References""; ""4 Possession and ownership in Manambu, a Ndu language from the Sepik area, Papua New Guinea""; ""1 The Manambu and their possessions""; ""2 The Manambu language: a typological snapshot""; ""3 Meanings and forms of possessive noun phrases""; ""4 Possession within a clause""; ""5 Intangible possessions: clans, totems, and names""
  • ""6 Possession in grammar and society""""References""; ""5 Possession in Martuthunira""; ""1 Meanings and forms of nominal possessive constructions""; ""2 Kinship relations""; ""3 Partâ€?whole""; ""4 Verbal coding of possession""; ""5 Cultural patterns""; ""References""; ""6 Possession in Nanti""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Sociolinguistic and and typological background""; ""3 Possession in the noun phrase""; ""4 Possession in the verb phrase""; ""5 Possession-like constructions: partâ€?whole classifier constructions""; ""6 Culture contact and possession""; ""References""
  • ""7 Possession and association in Galo language and culture""""1 Introduction""; ""2 Possession in the noun phrase: the Genitive""; ""3 Predicative possession""; ""4 Possession and ownership in Galo culture""; ""5 Possession or association? An evolutionary perspective""; ""References""; ""8 Possessive constructions in Mandarin Chinese""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Possessive constructions and possessive marking in Chinese""; ""3 Possessives, classifiers, demonstratives, and definiteness""; ""4 Possession within the clause""; ""5 Possession in morpho-syntax, lexicon, and society""; ""6 Summary""