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Author:   Nora C. England
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292729278

ISBN 10:   0292729278
Pages:   366
Publication Date:   01 March 1983
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Abbreviations Used in the ExamplesIntroductionThe Language and PeopleResearchPersonnelPrevious StudiesOverview of the Grammar1. PhonologyPhonemic InventoryPhonemic DescriptionSummary of Phonological ProcessesStressThe SyllableJunctureNotes2. MorphophonemicsVowelsGlottalsNasal Alternation3. Roots and WordsVerbsNounsNon-Verbal PredicatesSummary of InflectionPositionalsAdjectivesAffect WordsMeasure WordsParticlesCanonical Shape of RootsNotes4. Stem FormationVerb StemsNoun StemsThe Infinitive StemAdjective StemsAffect StemsMeasure StemsDerived Adverbial StemsStem Formation Through Vowel Length and Glottal Stop AdditionReview of DerivationNotes5. The Noun PhraseThe Structure of the Noun PhraseDefinitenessRelational Noun PhrasesPronominalization6. The Verb PhraseAspectPersonDirectionalsModeVerb StemStructure of the Verb Phrase7. Sentence FormationVerbal SentencesNon-Verbal SentencesNegationQuestion FormationCoordinationNotes8. Complex SentencesDependent Person MarkingDependent Aspect MarkingRelative ClausesComplement ClausesSyntactic CliticsNotesAppendix I. Vowel Disharmonic SuffixesAppendix II. Exceptions to Morphophonemic RulesAppendix III. TextBibliographyIndex

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Nora C. England is Dallas TACA Centennial Professor in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.

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