Features. by Greville G. Corbett

by Greville G. Corbett

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107026237
• ISBN13: 9781107026230
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.8"