Articles in the World’s Languages

Laura Becker

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Articles in the World’s Languages

Laura Becker

Volume 577 in the series Linguistische Arbeiten

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110724424

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About this book

This study provides a systematic overview of articles and article systems in the world’s languages using a sample of 104 languages. Articles can be classified into 10 types according to their referential functions: definite, anaphoric, weak definite, recognitional, indefinite, presentational, exclusive-specific, nonspecific, inclusive-specific, and referential articles. All 10 types are described in detail with examples from various languages of the world. The book also addresses crosslinguistic trends concerning the distribution and the development of different article types, and it proposes a typology of article systems. The aim of this study is to provide a general crosslinguistic overview concerning the attested properties and distributions of articles. It is geared towards readers with interests in language typology and the nominal domain, and it can serve as a point of reference for language-specific studies of articles or determiners.

Author / Editor information

Laura Becker, University of Freiburg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Articles as a crosslinguistic category Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3 Referentiality and types of articles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4 The distinction between articles and related markers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
5 Articles in the definite domain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
6 Articles in the indefinite domain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
7 Domain-crossing articles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
8 Articles: crosslinguistic trends and variation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Linguists (language typology, functional linguistics, semantics)
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 441
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 6
- Tables: 55
Keywords: Articles; Determiners; Referentiality/Definiteness; Nominal Domain

eBook

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110724424

Hardcover

Published: September 20, 2021
ISBN: 9783110724349