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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155114003321

Autore

Malau Catriona

Titolo

A grammar of Vures, Vanuatu / / by Catriona Malau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5015-0358-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (806 pages)

Collana

Pacific Linguistics [PL], , 1448-8310 ; ; 651

Disciplina

499/.5

Soggetti

Vures language - Grammar

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phonology -- 3. Basic clause structure -- 4. Word classes -- 5. Morphology -- 6. Noun phrases -- 7. Possession -- 8. Adjuncts -- 9. Spatial reference -- 10. The verb complex -- 11. Serial verb constructions -- 12. Subordinate clauses -- 13. Coordination -- Appendices -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive grammatical description of the Vurës language, spoken on the island of Vanua Lava, in the Banks group of islands, northern Vanuatu. Vurës is a previously undescribed language, with very few minor published works referring to the language.