A typology of purpose clauses / Karsten Schmidtke-Bode.

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Schmidtke-Bode, Karsten

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TextSeries: Typological studies in language ; v. 88.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789027288981
9027288984
9789027206695
9027206694

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Typology of purpose clauses.DDC classification:

415 22

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P297 .S35 2009eb

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Contents:

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and notational conventions -- Aims and scope of the book -- Theoretical and methodological foundations -- The grammar of purpose : documentation and explanation -- Purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences -- Conclusion and outlook -- References.

Summary: This book presents the first comprehensive typology of purpose clause constructions in the world's languages. Based on a stratified variety sample of 80 languages, it uncovers the unity and diversity of the morphosyntactic means by which purposive relations are coded, and discusses the status of purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences. Explanations for significantly recurrent coding patterns are couched in a usage-based approach to language structure, which pays due attention to the cognitive and communicative pressures on usage events involving purpose claus.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

This book presents the first comprehensive typology of purpose clause constructions in the world's languages. Based on a stratified variety sample of 80 languages, it uncovers the unity and diversity of the morphosyntactic means by which purposive relations are coded, and discusses the status of purpose clauses in the syntactic and conceptual space of complex sentences. Explanations for significantly recurrent coding patterns are couched in a usage-based approach to language structure, which pays due attention to the cognitive and communicative pressures on usage events involving purpose claus.

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