A grammar of Savosavo / by Claudia Wegener.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wegener, Claudia.

Series:

Mouton grammar library ; 61.

Mouton grammar library, 0933-7636 ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Melanesian languages.

Solomon Islands--Languages.

Solomon Islands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive description of Savosavo, a non-Austronesian (Papuan) language spoken by approximately 2,500 speakers on Savo Island, Solomon Islands. Based on primary field data recorded by the author, it provides an overview of all levels of grammar. In addition, a full chapter is dedicated to nominalization of verbs by means of one particular suffix, which occur in a number of constructions ranging from lexical to syntactic nominalization. The appendix provides glossed example texts and a list of lexemes.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of tables

List of figures

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. The language and its speakers

Chapter 2. Phonology

Chapter 3. Word formation

Chapter 4. Word classes and phrase types

Chapter 5. Noun phrases

Chapter 6. The verb complex

Chapter 7. Independent basic clauses

Chapter 8. Complex clauses

Chapter 9. Nominalization with -ghu 'NMLZ'

Appendix A. Example texts

Appendix B. List of lexemes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283857185

1283857189

9783110289657

3110289652

OCLC:

821177811