On the basis of a world-wide convenience sample of 116 languages, the distribution of zero-marking of spatial relations over the languages of the world is shown to largely escape any genetically, areally and/or typologically based constraints. The main goal of this book is to firmly establish the cross-linguistic occurrence of the zero-marking of spatial relations and to provide a framework for its study in terms of economy and predictability.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 421 ● ISBN 9783050065304 ● Publisher De Gruyter ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6584411 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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