Adpositions and Other Parts of Speech

by Alan Libert

Overview

This book looks at the distinctions between adpositions, i.e. prepositions and postpositions, and other word classes, in particular at how they have been treated by previous authors and the terminology used to describe items on or close to the adpositional border.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631637869
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	10/24/2013
Pages:	135
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Alan Reed Libert completed his BA in Greek and Latin at New York University in 1980, and his PhD in linguistics at McGill University in 1993. He has worked at the University of Newcastle (Australia) since 1994; he is currently a senior lecturer in linguistics. His research interests include Turkic languages, artificial languages, and onomastics.

Table of Contents

Contents: Adpositions – Prepositions – Postpositions – Word Classes – Parts of Speech – Morphology – Syntax.