Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Berge, Anna
Corporate Author: Indiana University, Bloomington. American Indian Studies Research Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011.
Series:Studies in the native languages of the Americas.
Subjects:
Kalâtdlisut dialect > Discourse analysis.
Kalâtdlisut dialect > Syntax.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Native American Languages.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
Kalâtdlisut dialect > Syntax
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview of West Greenlandic grammar; 1.2 Inuit language in syntactic theory; 1.3 Approaches to the study of discourse; 1.4 Theoretical approach to discourse structure in West Greenlandic; 2 Topic (and theme) as discourse roles; 2.1 Issues in the definition of topic; 2.2 Issues in the definition of theme; 2.3 Introduction and identification of topics and themes; 2.4 Discourse roles; 3 Ergativity as a reflection of topic status.

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