Lexical Categories: Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521001106)

Mark C. Baker investigates the fundamental nature of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. He claims that the various superficial differences found in particular languages have a single underlying source which can be used to provide better definitions of these "parts of speech". The new definitions are supported by data from languages from every continent. Baker's book argues for a formal, syntax-oriented, and universal approach to the parts of speech, as opposed to the functionalist, semantic, and relativist approaches that have dominated the subject.

Author: Mark C. Baker
ISBN-10: 0521001102
ISBN-13: 9780521001106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2003
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.92d