The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783985541041)

Expressions from the semasiological domain of phasal polarity (ʻstillʼ, ʻalreadyʼ, etc.) tend to be highly polyfunctional, with their various uses often extending into a wide range of other linguistic domains, both time-related and non-temporal. Yet these patterns have hitherto been investigated mostly for individual languages or smaller groups. This volume presents the first ever larger-scale survey of the numerous functions of expressions whose meanings include the notion of ʻstill', making use of a global sample of 76 varieties from 45 distinct phyla. It is aimed at semanticists, typologists and descriptive grammarians alike.

Author: Bastian Persohn
ISBN-10: 3985541043
ISBN-13: 9783985541041
Publisher: Language Science Press
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2024
Pages: 784
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.16lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.63d