Haspelmath, Martin 1963- creator author. text bibliography enk 2017 monographic eng 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This workpresents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative properties. It shows that cross-linguistic diversity is severely constrained by a set of implicational universals and by a number of unrestricted universals. Topics include formal and functional types of indefinite pronoun, theoretical approaches to the functions of indefinite pronouns, the grammaticalization of indefinite pronouns, and negative indefinite pronouns. Specialized. specialized Martin Haspelmath. Previously issued in print: 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index. Comparative linguistics Typology (Linguistics) P279 415 9780191851971 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198235606.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198235606.001.0001 StDuBDS 961004 20210825161856.0 EDZ0001776903 eng