{"product_id":"non-verbal-predication-in-the-worlds-languages-9783112209660","title":"Non-verbal Predication in the World’s Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe notion of predication is usually associated with the lexical class of verbs. However, the predicate function may also be expressed by Noun \/ Adjective \/ Adverb \/ Quantifier Phrases: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea. John is a doctor. b. The man is old. c. The boys are in the garden. d. Sam's friends are many. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural languages do, with respect to non-verbal predication, what they are expected to do in any compartment of grammar: they sharply diverge in their behavior.\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a wide typological overview of how languages deal with non-verbal predication (henceforth: NVP). After the pioneering works by Hengeveld (1992) and Stassen (1997), no other work has attempted to provide a comprehensive overview of this pervasive syntactic phenomenon. Hence, the need for this book.\u003cbr\u003eThe introductory chapter highlights the main features to be considered: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe lexical and morphosyntactic nature of the predicate. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe morphological expression of NVP. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe semantic types of NVP. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the book consists of a collection of papers, written by well-known specialists, targeting different languages or language families, thus offering a rich array of typological data.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be of interest to typologists, syntacticians of any theoretical creed, and students of linguistics at large. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pier Marco Bertinetto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265329279227,"sku":"9783112209660","price":380.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_c8313b7d-d4e6-4300-99e7-00afbfe611f9.jpg?v=1773619696","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/non-verbal-predication-in-the-worlds-languages-9783112209660","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}