03172nam 2200589 a 450 991046139650332120200520144314.01-283-12208-1978661312208790-272-8741-4(CKB)2670000000094524(EBL)784246(OCoLC)733750317(SSID)ssj0000526394(PQKBManifestationID)12195867(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526394(PQKBWorkID)10520372(PQKB)10903971(MiAaPQ)EBC784246(Au-PeEL)EBL784246(CaPaEBR)ebr10475921(CaONFJC)MIL312208(EXLCZ)99267000000009452420101007d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUte reference grammar[electronic resource] /by T. GivónAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.20111 online resource (466 p.)Culture and language use,1879-5838 ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.90-272-0284-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Ute Reference Grammar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Preface; Foreword; Namu-máy-vaa-tu; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Sound system and orthography; Chapter 3. Word classes and word structure; Chapter 4. Simple clauses; Chapter 5. The diachrony of Ute case-marking; Chapter 6. Tense, aspect, modality and negation; Chapter 7. Noun phrases-I; Chapter 8. Noun phrases-II; Chapter 9. Verbal complements; Chapter 10. De-Transitive Voice; Chapter 11. The diachrony of Ute passives; Chapter 12. Relative clauses; Chapter 13. Contrastive focus and emphasisChapter 14. Non-declarative speech actsChapter 15. Possession; Chapter 16. Comparative constructions; Chapter 17. Adverbial clauses; Chapter 18. Clause chaining and discourse coherence; Chapter 19. Lexical derivation patterns; Chapter 20. Interjections; Bibliography; IndexUte is a Uto-Aztecan language of the northernmost (Numic) branch, currently spoken on three reservations in western Colorado and eastern Utah. Like many other native languages of Northern America, Ute is severely endangered. This book is part of the effort toward its preservation. Typologically, Ute offers a cluster of intriguing features, best viewed from the perspective of diachronic change and grammaticalization. The book presents a comprehensive synchronic description of grammatical structures and their communicative functions, as well as a diachronic account of a grammar in the midst of cCulture and language use ;v. 3.Ute languageGrammarElectronic books.Ute languageGrammar.497/.45Givón Talmy1936-386338MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461396503321Ute reference grammar2295602UNINA