02351nam 2200577 450 991081980030332120230808200151.01-5015-0358-810.1515/9781501503641(CKB)3710000000918098(MiAaPQ)EBC4768902(DE-B1597)460192(OCoLC)979882408(DE-B1597)9781501503641(Au-PeEL)EBL4768902(CaPaEBR)ebr11316724(CaONFJC)MIL967013(OCoLC)966456103(EXLCZ)99371000000091809820161219h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA grammar of Vures, Vanuatu /by Catriona MalauBerlin, [Germany] ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :De Gruyter Mouton,2016.©20161 online resource (806 pages)Pacific Linguistics [PL],1448-8310 ;6511-5015-1166-1 1-5015-0364-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Maps -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phonology -- 3. Basic clause structure -- 4. Word classes -- 5. Morphology -- 6. Noun phrases -- 7. Possession -- 8. Adjuncts -- 9. Spatial reference -- 10. The verb complex -- 11. Serial verb constructions -- 12. Subordinate clauses -- 13. Coordination -- Appendices -- References -- Index This book is a comprehensive grammatical description of the Vurës language, spoken on the island of Vanua Lava, in the Banks group of islands, northern Vanuatu. Vurës is a previously undescribed language, with very few minor published works referring to the language.Pacific linguistics ;651.Vures languageGrammarAustronesian Languages.Grammar.Vanatua.Vurës.Vures languageGrammar.499/.5Malau Catriona1038305MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819800303321A grammar of Vures, Vanuatu3927187UNINA