On Reconstructing Grammar: Comparative Cariban Morphosyntax
Author:   Spike Gildea (Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Volume:   18
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9780195109528


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 October 1998
Format:   Hardback
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This book shows how to combine grammaticalization theory with the comparative method to reconstruct the grammar of Proto-Languages. To showcase the methodology, seven morphosyntactically distinct verbal systems in the Cariban family--three ergative, three nominative, and one inverse--are reconstructed. Spike Gildea presents detailed data in his reconstruction of Proto-Carib verbal and nominal morphologies. The inverse verbal system reconstructs to Proto-Carib; the other six are innovative, and reconstruct to Proto-Carib nonfinite source-constructions.

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Author:   Spike Gildea (Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Volume:   18
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780195109528


ISBN 10:   019510952
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 October 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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