{"product_id":"the-universal-structure-of-categories-martina-wiltschko-9781107038516","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 1107038510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781107038516\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 07\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Martina Wiltschko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924035436799,"sku":"9781107038516","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6022e630-090e-4fe8-9055-84e723466eaf.jpg?v=1681068097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-universal-structure-of-categories-martina-wiltschko-9781107038516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}