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Languages of Northern Pakistan: Essays in Memory of Carla Radloff
Essays in Memory of Carla Radloff
Av Joan L.G. Baart, Henrik Liljegren m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
472 kr
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This book is a unique collection of papers on the languages and cultures in the northern areas of Pakistan and the surrounding regions. In a single volume, the editors have compiled the work of a variety of national and international scholars, long concerned with the linguistic aspects of the many …
Twins Stories
Participant Coding in Yagua Narrative
Häftad, 1993
471 kr
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This work is a quantitative discourse study of referential devices in Yagua, a relatively unstudied language of the Amazon basin. Of particular interest are folktales in which the major participants are matched pairs, and which involve extensive use of direct speech. A major finding is that the …
Describing Morphosyntax
A Guide for Field Linguists
Häftad, 1997
972 kr
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Current estimates are that around 3,000 of the 6,000 languages now spoken may become extinct during the next century. Some 4,000 of these existing languages have never been described, or described only inadequately. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of …
Understanding English Grammar
A Linguistic Introduction
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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Language is primarily a tool for communication, yet many textbooks still treat English grammar as simply a set of rules and facts to be memorised by rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works. Why …
Tungusic languages
Av Andreas Hölzl, Thomas E Payne
Inbunden, 2022
500 kr
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Tungusic is a small family of languages, many of which are endangered. It encompasses approximately twenty languages located in Siberia and northern China. These languages are distributed over an enormous area that ranges from the Yenisey River and Xinjiang in the west to the Kamchatka Peninsula …
Typological Grammar of Panare
A Cariban Language of Venezuela
Av Thomas E. Payne, Doris L. Payne
Inbunden, 2012
2955 kr
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Panare, also known as E'ñapa Woromaipu, is a seriously endangered Cariban language spoken by about 3,500 people in Central Venezuela. A Typological Grammar of Panare by Thomas E. Payne and Doris L. Payne, is a full length linguistic grammar written from a modern functional and typological …
Understanding English Grammar
A Linguistic Introduction
Inbunden, 2010
1176 kr
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Language is primarily a tool for communication, yet many textbooks still treat English grammar as simply a set of rules and facts to be memorised by rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works. Why …
