Auxiliary verb constructions
This comprehensive survey of the auxiliary verb construction draws on a database of over 800 languages. Dr Anderson examines their morphosyntactic forms and semantic roles, and investigates and explains the historical changes leading to the cross-linguistic diversity of the inflectional patterns
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2006, 2006
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| Series: | Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory / Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This comprehensive survey of the auxiliary verb construction draws on a database of over 800 languages. Dr Anderson examines their morphosyntactic forms and semantic roles, and investigates and explains the historical changes leading to the cross-linguistic diversity of the inflectional patterns |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 473 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191707186 |