Typology of Verbal Categories

by Heinz Vater

The typological studies of this volume are oriented towards the areas of interests of the Russian typologist Vladimir P. Nedjalkov, to whom the volume is dedicated. They deal with the typology of verbal categories. The book is divided into three parts: 1. "Ergativity and transitivity", 2. "Voice, causative and valency", 3. "Tense and mood". In all three parts of the volume instances of grammaticalization are pointed out and investigated. The studies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3484303824
• ISBN13: 9783484303829
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary