The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions

By Bastian Persohn

Expressions from the semasiological domain of phasal polarity (ʻstillʼ, ʻalreadyʼ, etc.) tend to be highly polyfunctional, with their various uses often extending into a wide range of other linguistic domains, both time-related and non-temporal. Yet these patterns have hitherto been investigated mostly for individual languages or smaller groups. This volume presents the first ever larger-scale survey of the numerous functions of expressions whose meanings include the notion of ʻstill', making use of a global sample of 76 varieties from 45 distinct phyla. It is aimed at semanticists, typologists and descriptive grammarians alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3985541043
• ISBN13: 9783985541041
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Language Science Press
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 3.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"