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  • - Complexities of Agreement in Cross-Theoretical Perspective
     
    1 500,-

    This book presents a detailed examination of the unusual agreement system of Archi, an endangered language spoken in southern Dagestan (Russia), from the perspective of three different syntactic theories: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, and Minimalism.

  • av Erich R. (Lecturer in Linguistics Round
    1 569,-

    This book presents new data and analyses of the inflectional system and syntax of Kayardild, a typologically striking language of Australia. By virtue of the technical format employed, the book makes Kayardild accessible to mainstream formal linguistic theory, and so will appeal to a broad new audience as well as to those who know Kayardild well.

  • - Indexicality, Anaphoricity, and Contrast
    av Clare (Brandon University) Cook
    1 928

    This book examines sentence structure in Plains Cree, an Algonquian language of western Canada. Its detailed discussion of the typologically significant syntactic and semantic properties of Plains Cree makes it a valuable resource for those already familiar with this language family and to the wider field of language typology.

  • av Hiroto (Assistant Research Professor Uchihara
    1 654

    This book examines the tone and accent of Oklahoma Cherokee, in which 6 possible pitch patterns can occur on a syllable: low, high, low-high, high-low, lowfall, and superhigh. It investigates the distribution and source of these patterns, the principles that determine their positions, and the nature of tonal alternations.

  • av Carrie (Research Associate Gillon
    1 381,-

    This book explores the results of language contact in Michif, traditionally considered a mixed language that combines a French noun phrase with a Cree verb phrase. The authors show that contact does not create a whole new language category and that Michif should instead be considered an Algonquian language with French contact influence.

  • - Predicates and Arguments in an Isolating Language
    av Diane (Professor Emeritus Massam
    1 647

    This volume explores predication in Niuean, an endangered Polynesian language spoken on the island of Niue and in New Zealand. It extends our understanding of cross-linguistic sentence structure and grammatical case, and will be of interest to scholars in the fields of Austronesian linguistics, typology, and theoretical linguistics.

  • - A Lexical-Functional Approach
    av Joseph (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Lovestrand
    1 279,-

    This volume offers a Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG) analysis of the morphosyntax of Barayin, a Chadic language spoken by about 6000 people in the Guera region of Chad. It draws on rich empirical data to provide analyses of multiple constructions, with a particular focus on serial verbs.

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