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Handbook of Amazonian languages Volume 1, Amazonian languages. / edited by Desmond C. Derbyshire and Geoffrey K. Pullum.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Derbyshire, Desmond C.
Pullum, Geoffrey K.
Series:
Handbook of Amazonian Languages ; Volume 1
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Indians of South America--Amazon River Region--Languages.
Indians of South America.
Amazon River Region--Languages.
Amazon River Region.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 642 pages) : illustrations, maps
Edition:
Reprint 2010
Other Title:
Amazonian languages
Place of Publication:
Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c1986.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Handbook of Amazonian languages. 1
Contents:
Front matter
Introduction / Derbyshire, Desmond C. / Pullum, Geoffrey K.
Part I: Grammatical Sketches
Outline of Contents for each chapter in Part I
Apalai / Koehn, Edward / Koehn, Sally
Canela-Krahô / Popjes, Jack / Popjes, Jo
Pirahã / Everett, Daniel L.
Urubu-Kaapor / Kakumasu, James
Part II: Word Order and Typological Studies
Verb Prominence, Verb Initialness, Ergativity and Typological Disharmony in Guajajara / Harrison, Carl H.
Basic Constituent Order in Yagua Clauses: Implications for Word Order Universals / Payne, Doris L.
Part III: Comparative Arawakan Studies
Comparative Survey of Morphology and Syntax in Brazilian Arawakan / Derbyshire, Desmond C.
Grammatical Characteristics of PreAndine Arawakan Languages of Peru / Wise, Mary Ruth
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9783110850819
3110850818
OCLC:
843206821

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