Case

by Barry J. Blake

Book Overview

Case is an accessible introduction for students of linguistics to the ways relations between words in sentences are marked in languages. Case is fundamental to the whole system of language. One of its most interesting features is the recurrence of apparently idiosyncratic patterns and devices in otherwise unrelated languages. This book picks out these recurring strategies and explores their significance. It provides the background against which the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521014913
• ISBN13: 9780521014915
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"