| Description | | - A new understanding of language drawn from extensive observation
- Includes a range of data from a wide range of languages including many previously undescribed
- Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory
has established itself as the leading forum for work in the field and is one of the most valuable and respected series in linguistics
| On the basis of a cross-linguistic study of over 250 languages, this book brings to light several fascinating characteristics of pronouns. It argues that these words do not form a single category, but rather two different categories called 'personal pronouns' and 'proforms'. It points out several differences between the two, such as the occurrence of a dual structure among proforms but not
among personal pronouns. These differences are shown to derive from the distinct functions that the two categories have to perform in language.
The book also shows that the so-called interrogative pronouns of familiar languages do not actually have interrogation as their meaning. One can only assign the meaning of indefiniteness to them. Further, the notion of indefiniteness that can be
associated with these and other pronouns is quite different from the one that can be associated with noun phrases. Other interesting aspects of this book include the postulation of certain typological distinctions like 'two-person' and 'three-person' languages and 'free-pronoun' and 'bound-pronoun' languages. |
Readership: Scholars working on pronouns of any language; post-graduate students.
| Contents |
1.
Introduction
2.
Relation with the referent
3.
Coreference and non-coreference
4.
Association with grammatical categories
5.
Conflicting characteristics
6.
The position of third person pronouns
7.
Structure of proforms
8.
Constituent elements of proforms
9.
Characteristics of proforms
10.
Interrogative-indefinite puzzle
11.
Other related puzzles
12.
Concluding remarks
Appendix (list of languages)
References
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
D. N. S. Bhat, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore
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