Algonquian Inverse

This book serves as a definitive reference for inverse morphology across all documented Algonquian languages. It considers not only the morphology of the inverse construction but also its syntax and pragmatics, giving equal weight to diachronic, typological, functional, and formal perspectives.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Inverse morphology


• 3: What is the inverse?


• 4: The third-person inverse


• 5: The SAP inverse


• 6: Formal analysis of the inverse


• 7: Conclusion


• Appendix A: Realization of TA theme signs


• Appendix B: Verb paradigms

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Will Oxford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba, where he teaches courses in both general linguistics and the structure of Algonquian languages. His research focuses on the morphology and syntax of Algonquian languages from descriptive, historical, and theoretical perspectives.

Zusammenfassung

This book serves as a definitive reference for inverse morphology across all documented Algonquian languages. It considers not only the morphology of the inverse construction but also its syntax and pragmatics, giving equal weight to diachronic, typological, functional, and formal perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Oxford , Will Oxford, Will (Associate Professor Oxford
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9780192871800
• ISBN: 978-0-19-287180-0
• Seiten: 352
• Serie: Oxford Studies of Endangered Languages
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics, North & Central American indigenous languages, North and Central American indigenous languages, Grammar, syntax