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10. Oats and wheat
mass nouns, iconicity, and human categorization
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Anna Wierzbicka
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgements v
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
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Part 1: The semantics of syntax
- 1. The semantics of English complementation in a cross-linguistic perspective 23
- 2. Ethno-syntax and the philosophy of grammar 169
- 3. The semantics of causative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective 237
- 4. The Japanese ‘adversative’ passive in a typological context (Are grammatical categories vague or multiply polysemous?) 257
- 5. Why can you have a drink when you can't *have an eat ? 293
- 6. The semantics of ‘internal dative’ in English 359
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Part 2: The semantics of morphology
- 7. The meaning of a case 391
- 8. The semantics of case marking 435
- 9. What's in a noun? (Or: how do nouns differ in meaning from adjectives?) 463
- 10. Oats and wheat 499
- Conclusion 561
- Bibliography 563
- Subject and name index 585
- Index of lexical items 597
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Acknowledgements v
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1: The semantics of syntax
- 1. The semantics of English complementation in a cross-linguistic perspective 23
- 2. Ethno-syntax and the philosophy of grammar 169
- 3. The semantics of causative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective 237
- 4. The Japanese ‘adversative’ passive in a typological context (Are grammatical categories vague or multiply polysemous?) 257
- 5. Why can you have a drink when you can't *have an eat ? 293
- 6. The semantics of ‘internal dative’ in English 359
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Part 2: The semantics of morphology
- 7. The meaning of a case 391
- 8. The semantics of case marking 435
- 9. What's in a noun? (Or: how do nouns differ in meaning from adjectives?) 463
- 10. Oats and wheat 499
- Conclusion 561
- Bibliography 563
- Subject and name index 585
- Index of lexical items 597