A Grammar of Basque /

A Grammar of Basque / / ed. by José Ignacio Hualde, Jon Ortiz de Urbina.

This book is a comprehensive grammar of the Basque language. The phonology, morphology and syntax of the language are described in detail. The description is illustrated with fully-glossed examples both constructed and extracted from a great number of written sources. Although the focus is the moder...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
Amundarain, I.,
Artiagoitia, X.,
Elordieta, G.,
Etxepare, R.,
Hualde, J. I.,
Hualde, J.I.,
Ortiz de Urbina, J.,
Oyharçabal, B.,
Trask, R.L.,
Zabala, I.,
HerausgeberIn:
Hualde, José Ignacio,
Ortiz de Urbina, Jon,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]
©2003
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Mouton Grammar Library [MGL] , 26
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Physical Description:1 online resource (943 p.) :; 153 tab.
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Table of Contents:
  • I-XXX
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1. The Basque language and its name
  • 1.2. The Basque language today: number of speakers, geographical distribution, official status, sociolinguistic aspects
  • 1.3. Brief overview of the external history of the Basque language
  • 1.4. Purported relatives
  • 1.5. This grammar and other grammars
  • Chapter 2: Phonology
  • 2.1. Segmental phonology
  • 2.2. Accentuation
  • 2.3. Intonation
  • Chapter 3: Morphology
  • 3.1. The Noun Phrase: nouns, determiners and modifiers; pronouns and names
  • 3.2. Case and number inflection of noun phrases
  • 3.3. Postpositions
  • 3.4. Adverbs
  • 3.5. Verbs
  • 3.6. Conjunctions and connectors
  • 3.7. Derivation
  • 3.8. Compounds
  • Chapter 4: Syntax
  • 4.1. Valency and argument structure in the Basque verb
  • 4.2. Nominal Predication: copulative sentences and secondary predication
  • 4.3. Word order
  • 4.4. Focalization
  • 4.5. Negation
  • 4.6. Exclamatives
  • 4.7. Impersonal clauses
  • 4.8. Causatives
  • 4.9. Reciprocal and reflexive constructions
  • 4.10. Subordination
  • 4.11. Coordination
  • Chapter 5: Texts
  • Sources of examples
  • References
  • Index

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