A Grammar of Paluai : : The Language of Baluan Island, Papua New Guinea /

A Grammar of Paluai : : The Language of Baluan Island, Papua New Guinea / / Dineke Schokkin.

This is the first comprehensive description of Paluai, an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Baluan Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Based on extensive field research, the grammar covers all linguistic levels, including phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, while paying partic...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
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Schokkin, Dineke,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Pacific Linguistics [PL] , 663
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XXV, 434 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Conventions and abbreviations
  • 1. The language and its context
  • 2. Phonology
  • 3. Word classes I: open classes
  • 4. Word classes II: closed classes
  • 5. The noun phrase
  • 6. Predicates I: verbal predicates
  • 7. Predicates II: non-verbal and copula predicates
  • 8. Grammatical relations and valency
  • 9. Serial verb constructions
  • 10. Speech act distinctions and polarity
  • 11. Clausal relations and clause combining
  • 12. Pragmatics and discourse practices
  • Appendix I. Recordings metadata
  • Appendix II. Texts
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index

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