Thomas E. Payne,
Thomas E. (University of Oregon) Payne
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1997
9780521588058
Describing Morphosyntax
A Guide for Field Linguists
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Paperback, 430 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1997
ISBN13: 9780521588058
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Samenvatting
Current estimates are that around 3,000 of the 6,000 languages now spoken may become extinct during the next century. Some 4,000 of these existing languages have never been described, or described only inadequately. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of these many under-documented languages. It uses examples from many languages both well known and virtually unknown; it offers readers one possible outline for a grammatical description, with many questions designed to help them address the key topics. The appendices offer guidance on text and elicited data, and on sample reference grammars which readers might wish to consult.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521588058
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:430
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Demographic and ethnographic information; 2. Morphological typology; 3. Grammatical categories; 4. Constituent order typology; 5. Noun and noun-phrase operations; 6. Predicate nominals and related constructions; 7. Grammatical relations; 8. Voice and valence adjusting operations; 9. Other verb and veb-phrase operations; 10. Pragmatically marked structures; 11. Clause combinations; 12. Conclusions: the language in use; Appendices; References; Index of languages, language families, and language areas; Subject index.