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Ute reference grammar /

Ute is a Uto-Aztecan language of the northernmost (Numic) branch, currently spoken on three reservations in western Colorado and eastern Utah. Like many other native languages of Northern America, Ute is severely endangered. This book is part of the effort toward its preservation. Typologically, Ute...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Givón, Talmy, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2011.
Colección:Culture and language use ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Ute Reference Grammar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Foreword; Namu-máy-vaa-tu; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Sound system and orthography; Chapter 3. Word classes and word structure; Chapter 4. Simple clauses; Chapter 5. The diachrony of Ute case-marking; Chapter 6. Tense, aspect, modality and negation; Chapter 7. Noun phrases-I; Chapter 8. Noun phrases-II; Chapter 9. Verbal complements; Chapter 10. De-Transitive Voice; Chapter 11. The diachrony of Ute passives; Chapter 12. Relative clauses; Chapter 13. Contrastive focus and emphasis
  • Chapter 14. Non-declarative speech actsChapter 15. Possession; Chapter 16. Comparative constructions; Chapter 17. Adverbial clauses; Chapter 18. Clause chaining and discourse coherence; Chapter 19. Lexical derivation patterns; Chapter 20. Interjections; Bibliography; Index