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Worrorra, a language of the north-west Kimberley coast /

Worrorra is a highly polysynthetic language, characterised by overarching concord and a high degree of morphological fusion. Verbal semantics involve a voicing opposition and an extensive system of evidentiality-marking. Worrorra has elaborate systems of pragmatic reference, a derivational morpholog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clendon, Mark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Adelaide, South Australia : The University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Segmental phonology
  • Morphophonology
  • Nouns and noun classes
  • Indicative mood and basic verbal morphology
  • Adjectives and inalienable nouns
  • Pronouns, demonstratives, anaphors, deictics
  • Optative, counterfactual and exercitive moods
  • Number
  • Adverbs and postpostional phrases
  • Complex predicates
  • Experiencer constructions
  • Objects and possession
  • Complement clauses
  • Subjunctive verbs
  • Middle voice
  • Discourse cohesion
  • Kinship terms.