Plains Cree Morphosyntax

NOTE EDITORE

This book explores several topics in Cree morphology, syntax and discourse structure. Cree, an Algonquian language, is non-configurational: the grammatical relations of subject and object are not expressed by word order or other constituent structure relations, as they are in a configurational language like English. Instead, subjects and objects are expressed by means of the inflection on the verb. Cree is typical of non-configurational languages in allowing a great deal of word order variation. This study examines in detail aspects of the Plains Cree dialect, giving a valuable insight into the structure of this endangered language.

SOMMARIO

1. Introduction 2. Inflection 3. Direct, Inverse and Passive Verbs 4. Obviation 5. Lexical Processes. Appendix: ‘A Brave Boy’

AUTORE

Dahlstrom, Amy

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781138978508
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 0.90 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 224