Wari

This is the first major study of any Chapakuran language and makes an important contribution to linguistic theory. This study is especially timely as the Chapakuran languages of Western Brazil and Eastern Bolivia are endangered, and less than 2,000 known speakers of Wari and its related dialects are left in existence.

Sommario

Preface OVERVIEW OF 'ORO NAO' GRAMMAR 1. SYNTAX 2. MORPHOLOGY 3. PHONOLOGY 4. IDEOPHONES AND INTERJECTIONS 5. LEXICON 6. TEXTS

Info autore

Daniel L. Everett, Barbara Kern

Riassunto

This is the first major study of any Chapakuran language, and makes an important contribution to the database of linguistic theory. This study is especially timely as the Chapakuran languages of Western Brazil and Eastern Bolivia are endangered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel L Everett, Daniel L. Everett, Daniel L. Kern Everett, Barbara Kern
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.10.2013
• EAN: 9780415844796
• ISBN: 978-0-415-84479-6
• Pagine: 534
• Serie: Descriptive Grammars
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata