Intransitive Predication

By Leon Stassen

Book Overview

Stassen makes a major contribution to the study of language typology with Intransitive Predication. Basing his analysis on a sample of 410 languages, he presents a universally applicable model for defining the domain of intransitive predication in natural languages. Intransitive predicates are defined in terms of four domains: events (Sarah is walking), classes (Sarah is a secretary), properties (Sarah is tall), and locations (Sarah is in the garden).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199258937
• ISBN13: 9780199258932
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 788 Pages
• Weight: 2.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"