A grammar of Makasar : : a language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia / / by Anthony Jukes ; edited by Paul James Sidwell.
"The book is a grammar of the Makasar language, spoken by about 2 million people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Makasarese is a head-marking language which marks arguments on the predicate with a system of pronominal clitics, following an ergative/absolutive pattern. Full noun phrases are relati...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Grammars and sketches of the world's languages. |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2020. |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Grammars and sketches of the world's languages. Mainland and insular South East Asia
|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (459 pages). |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | "The book is a grammar of the Makasar language, spoken by about 2 million people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Makasarese is a head-marking language which marks arguments on the predicate with a system of pronominal clitics, following an ergative/absolutive pattern. Full noun phrases are relatively free in order, while pre-predicate focus position is widely used. The phonology is notable for the large number of geminate and pre-glottalised consonant sequences, while the morphology is characterised by highly productive affixation and pervasive encliticisation of pronominal and aspectual elements. The work draws heavily on literary sources reaching back more than three centuries; this tradition includes two Indic based scripts, a system based on Arabic, and various Romanised conventions". |
|---|---|
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004412662 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Anthony Jukes ; edited by Paul James Sidwell. |