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The geometry of grammatical meaning: Semantic maps and cross-linguistic comparison

✍ Scribed by Haspelmath M.

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✦ Synopsis

Глава из книги: Tomasello, Michael (ed.) The new psychology of language, vol. II. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2000

Introduction: The problem of multifunctionality in grammar
How semantic maps work
Some further semantic maps
The advantages of semantic maps
Semantic maps and diachronic change
Some further issues
Conclusion

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Семантика

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