Grammatical Reconstruction : : The Sogeram Languages of New Guinea / / Don Daniels.
There is still widespread disagreement among historical linguists about how, or whether, syntactic reconstruction can be done. This book presents a comprehensive methodology for syntactic reconstruction, grounded in a constructional understanding of language. The author then uses that methodology to...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in Language Change [SLC] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 344 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methodology -- Chapter 3. Phonology -- Chapter 4. Verbs and Verb Morphology -- Chapter 5. Nominal Morphology -- Chapter 6. Syntactic Constructions -- Chapter 7. Lexical Reconstructions -- Chapter 8. Conclusion -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | There is still widespread disagreement among historical linguists about how, or whether, syntactic reconstruction can be done. This book presents a comprehensive methodology for syntactic reconstruction, grounded in a constructional understanding of language. The author then uses that methodology to reconstruct Proto-Sogeram, the ancestor to ten languages in Papua New Guinea. Chapters are devoted to phonology, lexicon, verbal morphosyntax, nominal morphosyntax, and syntactic constructions. The work culminates in a sketch of Proto-Sogeram grammar. Based largely on the author's original fieldwork, this is an innovative application of a novel methodology to new data, and the most complete reconstruction of a Papuan proto-language to date. It will be of interest to scholars of language change, language reconstruction, typology, and Papuan languages. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110616217 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110743166 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704761 9783110704563 |
ISSN: | 2163-0992 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110616217 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Don Daniels. |