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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788484503321

Autore

MacDonald Lorna <1953->

Titolo

A dictionary of Tauya / / Lorna MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-61451-336-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Pacific linguistics ; ; vol. 638

Disciplina

499/.12

Soggetti

Papuan languages - Grammar

Tauya language - Grammar

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

Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Background -- 2 Typology -- 3 Phonology -- 4 Word Classes -- 5 Predicate Structure -- 6 Functions of Medial Clauses -- 7 Non-Clausal Coordination -- 8 Serial Verbs -- 9 Nominalized Verbs -- 10 Complementation -- 11 Case -- 12 Possessive Constructions -- 13 Topic Suffix -- 14 Dubitative Suffix -- Notes on Dictionary Entries -- References -- 2 Tauya-English Dictionary -- 3 English-Tauya Finderlist -- Appendix: Sample Paradigms

Sommario/riassunto

Comprising over 2500 entries, this is the first dictionary available for Tauya, a Trans New Guinea language of the Madang Family.Many entries are accompanied by several examples illustrating the use of these words in natural language. A brief overview of the structure of Tauya is included, consisting of information about its phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems, along with a description of various lexical classes.