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What is Adjective Classes: A Cross-Linguistic Typology (Explorations in Linguistic Typology) about?
This book shows that every language has an adjective class and how such classes vary. The opening chapter considers current generalizations about the nature and classification of adjectives and sets out the cross-linguistic parameters of their variation. Thirteen chapters then explore adjective classes in languages from North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Studies of well-known languages such as Russian, Japanese, Korean and Lao are juxtaposed with the language
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- R. M. W. Dixon, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780191533792
- Category
- language
- Subjects
- Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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