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Viktor Elšik and Yaron Matras

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Markedness and Language Change

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Chapter 1 Introduction: Markedness and asymmetry in language 1
Chapter 2 The Markedness Hypothesis 7
Chapter 3 Toward a communication-based model of asymmetry in language 28
Chapter 4 The sample: Methodological considerations 48
Chapter 5 Early Romani 68
Chapter 6 Number 85
Chapter 7 Person 102
Chapter 8 Gender 138
Chapter 9 Degree 145
Chapter 10 Negation 156
Chapter 11 Cardinality 162
Chapter 12 Discreteness 173
Chapter 13 Tense, aspect, and mood 188
Chapter 14 Modality 203
Chapter 15 Transitivity 211
Chapter 16 Case and case roles 218
Chapter 17 Localisation 239
Chapter 18 Orientation 271
Chapter 19 Indefiniteness 281
Chapter 20 Ontological category 295
Chapter 21 Lexicality 312
Chapter 22 Associativity 322
Chapter 23 Chronological compartmentalisation 324
Chapter 24 Criteria for asymmetry and their distribution across categories 334
Chapter 25 Patterns of asymmetry 347
Chapter 26 Conceptual motivations for asymmetry 377
Chapter 27 Concluding remarks 406
Backmatter 410

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110197594.28

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Chapter 1 Introduction: Markedness and asymmetry in language 1
Chapter 2 The Markedness Hypothesis 7
Chapter 3 Toward a communication-based model of asymmetry in language 28
Chapter 4 The sample: Methodological considerations 48
Chapter 5 Early Romani 68
Chapter 6 Number 85
Chapter 7 Person 102
Chapter 8 Gender 138
Chapter 9 Degree 145
Chapter 10 Negation 156
Chapter 11 Cardinality 162
Chapter 12 Discreteness 173
Chapter 13 Tense, aspect, and mood 188
Chapter 14 Modality 203
Chapter 15 Transitivity 211
Chapter 16 Case and case roles 218
Chapter 17 Localisation 239
Chapter 18 Orientation 271
Chapter 19 Indefiniteness 281
Chapter 20 Ontological category 295
Chapter 21 Lexicality 312
Chapter 22 Associativity 322
Chapter 23 Chronological compartmentalisation 324
Chapter 24 Criteria for asymmetry and their distribution across categories 334
Chapter 25 Patterns of asymmetry 347
Chapter 26 Conceptual motivations for asymmetry 377
Chapter 27 Concluding remarks 406
Backmatter 410

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