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Catching language : the standing challenge of grammar writing /

This is the first book to focus on the problem of writing grammars of little-known languages, a task of major urgency as linguists face the challenge of documenting the many endangered languages around the world. The chapters, all written by distinguished specialists, address the many questions the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ameka, Felix K., Dench, Alan Charles, Evans, Nicholas, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, ©2006.
Colección:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 167.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is the first book to focus on the problem of writing grammars of little-known languages, a task of major urgency as linguists face the challenge of documenting the many endangered languages around the world. The chapters, all written by distinguished specialists, address the many questions the author of a reference grammar must tackle as they destil the regularities of a whole language into a single integrated volume.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 662 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:3110197693
9783110197693