Ethnosyntax By N. J. Enfield 9780199249060 (Hardback)

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Grammar, syntax & morphology

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Wordery

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Oup oxford

Ethnosyntax : Oxford University Press : 9780199249060 : 0199249067 : 04 Jul 2002 : Meanings of cultural importance are found not only in words but also in the very grammar of a language. This exciting collection presents eleven original studies of the relationship between grammar, culture, and cognition, with data from languages and cultures from around the world. Contributors discuss a wide variety of grammatical phenomena. This book shows that the study of culture can help to understand how and why languages differ in the ways they do.

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