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001 2012013658
003 DLC
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008 120406s2012 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012013658
020 $a9781107026230
020 $a9781107661080 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aP151$b.C647 2012
082 00 $a415$223
084 $aLAN000000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aCorbett, Greville G.
245 10 $aFeatures /$cGreville G. Corbett.
264 1 $aCambridge :$bCambridge University Press,$c2012.
300 $axviii, 322 pages :$billustrations ;$c26 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aCambridge textbooks in linguistics
520 $a"Features are a central concept in linguistic analysis. They are the basic building blocks of linguistic units, such as words. For many linguists they offer the most revealing way to explore the nature of language. Familiar features are Number (singular, plural, dual, ...), Person (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and Tense (present, past, ...). Features have a major role in contemporary linguistics, from the most abstract theorizing to the most applied computational applications, yet little is firmly established about their status. They are used, but are little discussed and poorly understood. In this unique work, Corbett brings together two lines of research: how features vary between languages and how they work. As a result, the book is of great value to the broad range of perspectives of those who are interested in language"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-309) and indexes.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Why features?; 2. Formal perspectives: the internal structure of features; 3. Features for different components; 4. Justifying particular features and their values; 5. Typology; 6. Canonical typology and features; 7. Determining feature values: a case study on case; 8. Feature-value mismatches; 9. Conclusions; Appendix: standards and implementations; Reference; Author index; Language index; Subject index.
650 0 $aGrammar, Comparative and general.
650 0 $aLanguage and languages$xGrammar.
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/26230/cover/9781107026230.jpg
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012013658-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012013658-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012013658-t.html