{"product_id":"the-universal-structure-of-categories-martina-wiltschko-9781009342452","title":"The Universal Structure of Categories","description":"Using data from a variety of languages such as Blackfoot, Halkomelem, and Upper Austrian German, this book explores a range of grammatical categories and constructions, including tense, aspect, subjunctive, case and demonstratives. It presents a new theory of grammatical categories - the Universal Spine Hypothesis - and reinforces generative notions of Universal Grammar while accommodating insights from linguistic typology. In essence, this new theory shows that language-specific categories are built from a small set of universal categories and language-specific units of language. Throughout the book the Universal Spine Hypothesis is compared to two alternative theories - the Universal Base Hypothesis and the No Base Hypothesis. This valuable addition to the field will be welcomed by graduate students and researchers in linguistics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martina Wiltschko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009342452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009342452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Martina Wiltschko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069628182783,"sku":"9781009342452","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b57c883-6728-4eb4-9b6b-da8c98c0da3e.jpg?v=1685425672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-universal-structure-of-categories-martina-wiltschko-9781009342452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}