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The grammar of perspective : the Sumerian conjugation prefixes as a system of voice /

Taking a functional-typological approach, this work argues that the Sumerian conjugation prefixes, in their primary function, constitute a system of grammatical voice, in which the active voice is set against the middle voice. These prefixes are, in turn, represented by heavy and light markers that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woods, Christopher, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Cuneiform monographs ; 32.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations
  • Linguistic Terms; Abbreviations
  • Texts Cited; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Linguistic Background
  • Voice and Related Notions; Chapter Three mu-; Chapter Four imma-; Chapter Five ba-; Conclusion; Bibliography; Text Index; Verb Index.