Marquesan : a grammar of space /

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Marquesan, an endangered Polynesian language, is remarkable because its speakers use a spatial orientation system based on local landmarks in the environment to describe spatial relations even in micro-level space. This volume is an in-depth empirical analysis of the verbal forms and means of spatia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cablitz, Gabriele H., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2006.
Colección:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 169.
Temas:
Marquesan language > Grammar.
Space and time in language.
Marquesan language > Locative constructions.
Marquisien (Langue) > Grammaire.
Espace et temps dans le langage.
Marquisien (Langue) > Locatifs.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Oceanic & Australian Languages.
Marquesan language > Grammar
Space and time in language
Marquesan.
Marquesaseilanden.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Motivations for a study of space
  • Ch. 2. Ethnographic and linguistic background and methodology
  • Ch. 3. Grammatical sketch
  • Ch. 4. Theoretical background of language and space research
  • Ch. 5. Semantic and morphosyntactic analysis of locative constructions in North Marquesan
  • Ch. 6. Modifiers in locative constructions
  • Ch. 7. Usage of locative constructions in large-scale and small-scale reference
  • Ch. 8. Summary and conclusion.

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