| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 394 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Brill's studies in the Indigenous languages of the Americas, 1876-5580 ; v. 1 |
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Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two The Morphosyntax of Salish Applicatives -- Chapter Three Relational Applicatives -- Chapter Four Redirective Applicatives -- Chapter Five Exceptional Applicative Suffixes -- Chapter Six A Closer Look at Transitive Marking -- Chapter Seven Combinatory Properties of Applicatives -- Chapter Eight Discourse Functions of Salish Applicatives -- Chapter Nine Cross-Linguistic Perspectives -- Chapter Ten Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book offers a comprehensive view of the morphology, syntax, and semantics of applicative constructions in Salish, a language family of northwestern North America. The historical development and discourse function of applicatives are elucidated and placed in typological perspective |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Salishan languages -- Grammar
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Salishan languages -- Morphology
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native American Languages.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gerdts, Donna B
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| LC no. |
2010006651 |
| ISBN |
9789004185401 |
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9004185402 |
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1283119544 |
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9781283119542 |
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9786613119544 |
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6613119547 |
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