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A grammar of Hup /
This work is a reference grammar of Hup, a member of the Nadahup family (also known as Makú or Vaupés-Japura), which is spoken in the fascinatingly multilingual Vaupés region of the northwest Amazon. This detailed description and analysis is informed by a functional-typological perspective, with...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Mouton grammar library ;
43. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This work is a reference grammar of Hup, a member of the Nadahup family (also known as Makú or Vaupés-Japura), which is spoken in the fascinatingly multilingual Vaupés region of the northwest Amazon. This detailed description and analysis is informed by a functional-typological perspective, with particular reference to areal contact and grammaticalization. The grammar begins with an introduction to the cultural and linguistic background of Hup speakers, gives an overview of the phonology, and follows this with chapters on morphosyntax (nominal morphology, verbs and verb compounding, tense, asp. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 983 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 943-968) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110199079 3110199076 |
| ISSN: | 0933-7636 ; |