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The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World by Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca

The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca ebook
Format: pdf
Page: 398
ISBN: 0226086658, 9780226086651
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press

Bybee, Joan; Perkins, Revere, & Pagliuca, William. Back to the beginning of the Proto-World thread]. Some languages can be said to lack aspect; others, tense, at least. Modality in grammar and discourse. Concrete nouns come from calls, verbs from gestures, with grammar to establish a general logical relationship then what? The evolution of grammar: Tense, aspect, and modality in the languages of the world. Posted by Piotr sporadic and dynamic ways. Perhaps a lack of abstract nouns or metalinguistics? It also broadens two societies' views of the world. But looking at that, we have human languages claimed to lack some of those features. They say in 3.3.1 that “In pidginization there is massive simplification including the loss of inflections” but “A creole, in contrast, generates grammatical categories such as number, tense, aspect, and modality” (57). The explanations Following the grammar sections there are 15 vocabulary units linked to various topics, with technology, the mind and history being just a few examples. The first 40 units deal with different aspects of grammar with three to four pages dedicated to each aspect such as the various tenses, articles, and modal verbs. I think this To build off what you said about the Cajuns in Louisiana, the show Swamp People on the history channel is a great example of how creolization can effect a language. Each section starts with an explanation and examples, followed by exercises. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Studies in Language 13: 51–103. Bybee, Joan, Revere Perkins, and William Pagliuca 1994 The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World.