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Morphosyntax Constructions of the World's Languages

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William Croft, University of New Mexico
Published 2022

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Bringing together the results of sixty years of research in typology and universals, this textbook presents a comprehensive survey of Morphosyntax - the combined study of syntax and morphology. Languages employ extremely diverse morphosyntactic strategies for expressing functions, and Croft provides a comprehensive functional framework to account for the full range of these constructions in the world's languages. The book explains analytical concepts that serve as a basis for cross-linguistic comparison, and provides a rich source of descriptive data that…

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  • Ensures students have a clear overview of the subject by providing a framework for the function of grammatical constructions in the world's languages
  • Gives clarity on comparing grammatical analyses through explanations of analytical concepts that serve as a valid basis for cross-linguistic comparison
  • Supports students as each technical term is comprehensively explained and included at the end of each chapter and in an online glossary

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