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Contributor(s): Siewierska, Anna (Author), Anna, Siewierska (Author), Anderson, S. R. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521776694     ISBN-13: 9780521776691
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2004
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Annotation: Drawing on data from over five hundred languages, Anna Siewierska compares the use of person within and across different languages, and examines the factors underlying variation. Siewierska demonstrates how person forms vary in substance (how large they are), in the nature of the semantic distinctions they convey (e.g., gender, number, case), and in their use in sentences and discourse. The textbook covers the grammatical category of person, which includes the first person (the speaker), the second person (the hearer), and the third person (neither the speaker nor the hearer).

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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
Dewey: 415
LCCN: 2003055384
Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.8" W x 9.77" L (1.25 lbs) 348 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Siewierska, Anna: - Anna Siewierska is Professor of Linguistics and Human Communication at Lancaster University.
 
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