This book explores the nature of finiteness, one of most commonly used notions in descriptive and theoretical linguistics but possibly one of the least understood. Scholars representing a variety of theoretical positions seek to clarify what it is and to establish its usefulness and limitations. In
Finiteness: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations
✍ Scribed by Irina Nikolaeva
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 552
- Series
- Oxford Linguistics
- Category
- Library
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✦ Subjects
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Грамматика (общая теория);
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