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Competing Comparative Constructions in Europe

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by Thomas Stolz

    • Book Format

      Hardcover

    • Publisher

      de Gruyter

    • Published

      September 2013

    • Weight

      818g

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      Competing Comparative Constructions in Europe

      Today's Price £113.34

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      Product Description

      This in-depth areal-typological study analyzes the grammatical means which are employed in the languages of Europe to express the comparative of inequality/superiority. The extant theories and hypotheses about the morphosyntactic structure and the cross-linguistic distribution of construction types are reviewed. The behavior of comparatives under the conditions of language contact is discussed. Data from more than 170 standard and nonstandard varieties of European languages are scrutinized systematically. The synchronic picture is complemented by a chapter on the diachrony of comparative constructions. The European facts are compared to those of the geographically adjacent Asian and African regions. It is argued that cross-linguistic investigations must take account also of so-called secondary options. These secondary options suggest strongly that the supposedly dominant role of the particle comparative cannot be upheld for Europe. Moreover, only the secondary options allow us to draw isoglosses which cross the borders between Europe and Asia (and Africa).

      Specification

      • Book Format

        Hardcover

      • Publisher

        de Gruyter

      • Published

        September 2013

      • Weight

        818g

      • Dimensions

        170 x 245 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9783050063140

      • ISBN-10

        3050063149

      • Eden Code

        4724950

      More Information

      • ISBN: 9783050063140

      • Publisher: de Gruyter

      • Release Date: September 2013

      • Weight: 818g

      • Dimensions: 170 x 245 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4724950

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