The polyfunctionality of 'still' expressions

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-98554-104-1
Verlag: Language Science Press

Buch, Englisch, 784 Seiten, Format (B × H): 2450 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1645 g

Reihe: Research on comparative grammar

Expressions from the semasiological domain of phasal polarity (?still', ?already', 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 ?still’, making use of a global sample of 76 varieties from 45 distinct phyla. It is aimed at semanticists, typologists and descriptive grammarians alike.

Zielgruppe

Wissenschaft

Autoren/Hrsg.

Persohn, Bastian

Über Autor(innen)

Persohn, Bastian
Bastian Persohn holds a PhD in general linguistics from the University of Cologne and a postdoctoral degree in the same field from the University of Jena. His research focusses on cross-linguistic variation in the expression of tense, aspect, and adjacent semasiological domains.