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A dictionary of Tauya / Lorna MacDonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacDonald, Lorna, 1953-
- Series:
- Pacific linguistics ; 638.
- Pacific linguistics ; vol. 638
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Papuan languages--Grammar.
- Papuan languages.
- Tauya language--Grammar.
- Tauya language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Comprising over 2500 entries, this is the first dictionary available for Tauya, a Trans New Guinea language of the Madang Family.Many entries are accompanied by several examples illustrating the use of these words in natural language. A brief overview of the structure of Tauya is included, consisting of information about its phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems, along with a description of various lexical classes.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Background
- 2 Typology
- 3 Phonology
- 4 Word Classes
- 5 Predicate Structure
- 6 Functions of Medial Clauses
- 7 Non-Clausal Coordination
- 8 Serial Verbs
- 9 Nominalized Verbs
- 10 Complementation
- 11 Case
- 12 Possessive Constructions
- 13 Topic Suffix
- 14 Dubitative Suffix
- Notes on Dictionary Entries
- References
- 2 Tauya-English Dictionary
- 3 English-Tauya Finderlist
- Appendix: Sample Paradigms
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781614513360
- 1614513368
- OCLC:
- 858761753
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