Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Fri fragt over 499,-
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Are Some Languages Better than Others?
Engelsk
Bogcover for Are Some Languages Better than Others? af R. M. W. Dixon, 9780198817833
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9780198817833
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0198817835
Udg. Dato:
14 dec 2017
Størrelse i cm:
14,0 x 21,5 x 1,6
Oplagsdato:
14 dec 2017
Forfatter(e):

Are Some Languages Better than Others?

Engelsk
Paperback 2017
Format:

Bog beskrivelse
This book sets out to answer a question that many linguists have been hesitant to ask: are some languages better than others? Can we say, for instance, that because German has three genders and French only two, German is a better language in this respect? Jarawara, spoken in the Amazonian jungle, has two ways of showing possession: one for a part (e.g. ''Father''s foot'') and the other for something which is owned and can be given away or sold (e.g. ''Father''s knife''); is it thus a better language, in this respect, than English, which marks all possession in the same way?R. M. W. Dixon begins by outlining what he feels are the essential components of any language, such as the ability to pose questions, command actions, and provide statements. He then discusses desirable features including gender agreement, tenses, and articles, before concluding with his view of what the ideal language would look like - and an explanation of why it does not and probably never will exist. Written in the author''s usual accessible and engaging style, and full of personal anecdotes and unusual linguistic phenomena, the book will be of interest to all general language enthusiasts as well as to a linguistics student audience, and particularly to anyone with an interest in linguistic typology.
... Vis mere

Hos Booktok
314 kr
Læg i kurv nu
Sikker betaling
23 - 25 hverdage

Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9780198817833
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0198817835
Udg. Dato:
14 dec 2017
Størrelse i cm:
14,0 x 21,5 x 1,6
Oplagsdato:
14 dec 2017
Forfatter(e):
Finder produkter...
Kategori sammenhænge