The Adjectival Category : Criteria for differentiation and identification
D.N.S. Bhat
Bok Engelsk 1994 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Amsterdam/Philadelphia : : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 1994.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (312 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - THE ADJECTIVAL CATEGORY; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part one. Adjectives as a distinct category; Chapter 2. Criteria for differentiation; Chapter 3. Differentiation from nouns; Chapter 4. Differentiation from verbs; Chapter 5. Differentiation from adverbs; Chapter 6. Decategorization of adjectives; Chapter 7. Decategorization of other word classes; Part two. Adjectives as parts of other categories; Chapter 8. Criteria for identification; Chapter 9. Identification with nouns. - Chapter 10. Identification with verbsChapter 11. Identification with nouns and verbs; Chapter 12. Theoretical implications; References; Index of subjects; Index of names; The Series STUDIES IN LANGUAGE COMPANION SERIES. - This monograph sets out (i) to establish criteria for differentiating adjectives from other word-classes for languages in which they form a distinct category, and (ii) to establish criteria for determining their (non-)identity with words from other categories for languages in which they do not. As languages show various gradations in the extent to which adjectives can be distinguished from other word-classes, the author discusses idealized language types, thereby providing a model for the analysis of natural languages.The book argues that adjectives do not uniformly show all differentiating ch
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| ISBN | 1556193769
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