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Structures and their functions in Usan : a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea /

Usan is a Papuan language. In this monograph on the grammatical structures of Usan and their function the author shows the unique features of this language: how speakers can exploit certain principles for communicative purposes, how the language reflects their physical environment. Uniqueness can on...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Reesink, Ger P.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Amsterdam] ; [Philadelphia] : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1987.
Collection:Studies in language companion series ; v. 13.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • STRUCTURES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN USAN A PAPUAN LANGUAGE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; LEARNING USAN; MAP; 1 The Usan people and their language; 2 Phonology; 3 Morphology; 4 Predication; 5 Coordination and switch-reference; 6 Subordination; 7 Sentential modes; 8 The organization of information; APPENDIX: Text material; REFERENCES; Index of names; Index of languages