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UNINA9910463810603321 |
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MacDonald Lorna <1953-> |
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Titolo |
A dictionary of Tauya / / Lorna MacDonald |
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Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pacific linguistics ; ; vol. 638 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Papuan languages - Grammar |
Tauya language - Grammar |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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