03629nam 2200637 a 450 991045627820332120200520144314.01-280-68774-697866136646860-8032-2686-1(CKB)2550000000041026(EBL)928355(OCoLC)742517462(SSID)ssj0000529861(PQKBManifestationID)11364784(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529861(PQKBWorkID)10557348(PQKB)11264986(MiAaPQ)EBC928355(MdBmJHUP)muse3731(Au-PeEL)EBL928355(CaPaEBR)ebr10481069(CaONFJC)MIL366468(EXLCZ)99255000000004102620110202d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTopic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions[electronic resource] /Anna BergeLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20111 online resource (465 p.)Studies in the native languages of the Americas"In cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington."0-8032-1645-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Orthographic Conventions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Overview of West Greenlandic grammar; 1.2 Inuit language in syntactic theory; 1.3 Approaches to the study of discourse; 1.4 Theoretical approach to discourse structure in West Greenlandic; 2 Topic (and theme) as discourse roles; 2.1 Issues in the definition of topic; 2.2 Issues in the definition of theme; 2.3 Introduction and identification of topics and themes; 2.4 Discourse roles; 3 Ergativity as a reflection of topic status3.1 Ergativity in West Greenlandic3.2 Treatment of ergativity in modern syntactictheories of West Greenlandic; 3.3 Subjecthood, agency, and topic; 3.4 Role of topic in the use and distribution ofergative structures in West Greenlandic; 3.5 Data analysis; 3.6 Chapter conclusion; 4 Switch-reference or thematic coherence and topic continuity?; 4.1 Switch-reference in West Greenlandic; 4.2 Switch-reference as a system of subjector topic/thematic coherence; 4.3 Role of topic in the use and distribution of switch reference marking in West Greenlandic; 4.4 Data analysis4.4.1 Subordinate pronominal inflection4.4.2 Contemporatives and participials; 4.4.2.1 The contemporative; 4.4.2.2 The participial; 4.5 Chapter conclusion; 5 Conclusion; 5.1 Findings; 5.2 Some comments on the role of discourse in linguistic descriptions; Appendix; A1 Notes on data collection; A2 Notes on transcription and intonation; Notes; References; IndexStudies in the native languages of the Americas.Kalâtdlisut dialectDiscourse analysisKalâtdlisut dialectSyntaxElectronic books.Kalâtdlisut dialectDiscourse analysis.Kalâtdlisut dialectSyntax.497/.12Berge Anna895385Indiana University, Bloomington.American Indian Studies Research Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456278203321Topic and discourse structure in West Greenlandic agreement constructions2000314UNINA