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The Grammar of Knowledge

The Grammar of Knowledge

A Cross-Linguistic Typology

by R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
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Publication Date: 27/02/2014

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The Grammar of Knowledge offers both a linguistic and anthropological perspective on the expression of information sources, as well as inferences, assumptions, probability and possibility, and gradations of doubt and beliefs in a range of languages. The book investigates twelve different languages, from families including Tibeto-Burman, Nakh-Dagestani, and Austronesian, all of which share the property of requiring the source of information to be specified
in every sentence. In these languages, it may not be possible to say merely that 'the man went fishing'. Instead, the source of evidence for the statement must also be specified, usually through the use of
evidential markers. For example, it may be necessary to indicate whether the speaker saw the man go fishing; has simply assumed that the man went fishing; or was told that he went fishing by a third party. Some languages, such as Hinuq and Tatar, distinguish between first-hand and non first-hand information sources; others, such as Ersu, mark three distinct types of information - directly required, inferred or assumed, and reported. Some require an even greater level of specification:
Asheninka Perene, from South America, has a specific marker to express suspicions or misgivings. Like others in the series, the book illustrates and examines these aspects of language in different cultural and
linguistic settings. It will interest linguists of all persuasions as well as linguistically-minded anthropologists.
ISBN:
9780198701316
9780198701316
Category:
Historical & comparative linguistics
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
27-02-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
312
Dimensions (mm):
240x162x26mm
Weight:
0.62kg

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