Possession and Ownership: A Cross-Linguistic Typology

by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R.M.W. Dixon

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Possession and Ownership brings together linguists and anthropologists in a series of cross-linguistic explorations of expressions used to denote possession and ownership, concepts central to most if not all the varied cultures and ideologies of humankind. Possessive noun phrases can be broadly divided into three categories - ownership of property, whole-part relations (such as body and plant parts), and blood and affinal kinship relations. As Professor...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199660220

ISBN13:9780199660223

Release Date:January 2013

Publisher:Oxford University Press (UK)

Length:342 Pages

Weight:1.48 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"

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Language Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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