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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464975203321

Autore

Georg Stefan

Titolo

Introduction, phonology, morphology [[electronic resource] /] / Stefan Georg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Folkestone [England], : Global Oriental, 2007

ISBN

1-282-48610-1

9786612486104

90-04-21350-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Languages of Asia series ; ; v. 1

Descriptive Grammar of Ket (Yenisei-Ostyak) ; ; pt. 1

Disciplina

051

494.6

Soggetti

Ket language

Ket language - Phonology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / S. Georg -- 1. Introduction / S. Georg -- 2. The Kets And Their Language / S. Georg -- 3. Phonology / S. Georg -- 4. Morphology / S. Georg -- 5. References / S. Georg.

Sommario/riassunto

Linguists and specialists on Siberia are generally familiar with the name Ket, which designates a small ethnic group on the Yenisei and their language, widely regarded as a linguistic enigma in many respects. Ket is a severely endangered language with today less than 500 native speakers. Together with Yugh, Kott, Arin, Assan and Pumpokol, all of which are completely extinct, it forms the Yeniseic family of languages, which has no known linguistic relatives. This Grammar of Ket constitutes the first book of its kind in English and is structured as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) The Kets and their Language; (3) Phonology; (4) Morphology; (5) References. A second volume is planned on Ket syntax, supported by a collection of original texts with translations and annotations.