A Grammar of Savosavo.

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This is the first comprehensive description of Savosavo, a non-Austronesian (Papuan) language spoken by approximately 2,500 speakers on Savo Island, Solomon Islands. Based on primary field data recorded by the author, it provides an overview of all levels of grammar. In addition, a full chapter is d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wegener, Claudia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
Series:Mouton Grammar Library MGL.
Subjects:
Papuan languages > Grammar, Comparative.
Oceanic languages > Grammar, Comparative.
Langues papoues > Grammaire comparée.
Langues océaniennes > Grammaire comparée.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Language and languages
Papuan languages > Grammar, Comparative
Solomon Islands > Languages.
Salomon > Langues.
Solomon Islands
Grammar.
Melanesia.
Papuan Languages.
Solomon Islands.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This is the first comprehensive description of Savosavo, a non-Austronesian (Papuan) language spoken by approximately 2,500 speakers on Savo Island, Solomon Islands. Based on primary field data recorded by the author, it provides an overview of all levels of grammar. In addition, a full chapter is dedicated to nominalization of verbs by means of one particular suffix, which occur in a number of constructions ranging from lexical to syntactic nominalization. The appendix provides glossed example texts and a list of lexemes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-393) and index.
ISBN:9783110289657
3110289652
9783110289473
3110289474
9781283857185
1283857189

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