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Amazonian Linguistics: Studies in Lowland South American Languages
University of Texas Press, 1990 Paper: 978-0-292-72364-1 | eISBN: 978-0-292-76719-5 | Cloth: 978-0-292-70414-5 Library of Congress Classification PM5002.A43 1990 Dewey Decimal Classification 498
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Lowland South American languages have been among the least studied ln the world. Consequently, their previous contribution to linguistic theory and language universals has been small. However, as this volume demonstrates, tremendous diversity and significance are found in the languages of this region. These nineteen essays, originally presented at a conference on Amazonian languages held at the University of Oregon, offer new information on the Tupian, Cariban, Jivaroan, Nambiquaran, Arawakan, Tucanoan, and Makuan languages and new analyses of previously recalcitrant Tupí-Guaraní verb agreement systems. The studies are descriptive, but typological and theoretical implications are consistently considered. Authors invariably indicate where previous claims must be adjusted based on the new information presented. This is true in the areas of nonlinear phonological theory, verb agreement systems and ergativity, grammatical relations and incorporation, and the uniqueness of Amazonian noun classification systems. The studies also contribute to the now extensive interest in grammatical change. See other books on: Amazon River Valley | Indians of South America | Languages | Linguistics | Studies See other titles from University of Texas Press |
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Amazonian Linguistics: Studies in Lowland South American Languages
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
University of Texas Press, 1990
Paper: 978-0-292-72364-1
eISBN: 978-0-292-76719-5
Cloth: 978-0-292-70414-5
Paper: 978-0-292-72364-1
eISBN: 978-0-292-76719-5
Cloth: 978-0-292-70414-5
Lowland South American languages have been among the least studied ln the world. Consequently, their previous contribution to linguistic theory and language universals has been small. However, as this volume demonstrates, tremendous diversity and significance are found in the languages of this region.
These nineteen essays, originally presented at a conference on Amazonian languages held at the University of Oregon, offer new information on the Tupian, Cariban, Jivaroan, Nambiquaran, Arawakan, Tucanoan, and Makuan languages and new analyses of previously recalcitrant Tupí-Guaraní verb agreement systems.
The studies are descriptive, but typological and theoretical implications are consistently considered. Authors invariably indicate where previous claims must be adjusted based on the new information presented. This is true in the areas of nonlinear phonological theory, verb agreement systems and ergativity, grammatical relations and incorporation, and the uniqueness of Amazonian noun classification systems. The studies also contribute to the now extensive interest in grammatical change.
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
