Grammar of Body-Part Expressions A View from the Americas, The 0071637168 policy-making circles at local

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Grammar of Body-Part Expressions A View from the Americas, The 0071637168 policy-making circles at localThis volume explores the grammatical properties of body part expressions across a range of languages and language families in the Americas, including Arawakan, Eastern Tukano, Mataguayan, Panoan, and Takanan. Expressions denoting parts of the body often exhibit specific grammatical properties that are intrinsically related to their semantics, and frequently appear in dedicated constructions, many of which are found exclusively in association with