Theoretical approaches to disharmonic word order /

This title considers whether any generalisations can be made about word order in language. The chapters, written by international scholars, draw on data from several 'disharmonic' and typologically distinct languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Basque, French, English, Hixkaryana (a Carib...

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Other Authors: Biberauer, Theresa (Editor), Sheehan, Michelle (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Summary:This title considers whether any generalisations can be made about word order in language. The chapters, written by international scholars, draw on data from several 'disharmonic' and typologically distinct languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Basque, French, English, Hixkaryana (a Cariban language), Khalkha Mongolian, Uyghur Turkic, and Afrikaans.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191764967
0191764965