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The 'Noun Phrase' Across Languages an Emergent Unit in Interaction by Tsuyoshi Ono; Sandra A. Thompson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The 'NP' is one of the least controversial grammatical units that linguists work with. The NP is often assumed to be universal, and appears to be robust cross-linguistically (compared to 'VP' or even 'clause') in that it can be manipulated in argument positions in constructed examples. Furthermore, for any given language, its internal structure (order and type of modifiers) tends to be relatively fixed. Surprisingly, however, the empirical basis for 'NP' has never been established. The chapters in this volume examine the NP in everyday interactions from diverse languages, including little-studied languages as well as better-researched ones, in a variety of interactional settings. Together, these chapters show that cross-linguistically, the category NP is not as robust as has been assumed: in the context of temporally unfolding human interaction, its structural status is constantly negotiated in terms of participants' evolving social agendas.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Tsuyoshi Ono; Sandra A. Thompson
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9789027204998
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction

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