Coordination Relations in the Languages of Europe and Beyond

by Caterina Mauri and Caterina

This book examines the coding of the three coordination relations of combination, contrast and alternative between states of affairs on the basis of a 74 language sample, with special focus on the languages spoken in Europe. It constitutes the first systematic inquiry so far conducted on the cross-linguistic coding of coordination, as defined in cognitive and pragmatic terms. This research shows that the 'and-but-or' coding system which is typical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110204398
• ISBN13: 9783110204391
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary