Ojibwe discourse markers / / Brendan Fairbanks

• Autore: Fairbanks Brendan
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 497/.3335
• Soggetto topico: Ojibwa language - Discourse analysis; Discourse markers; Ojibwa language - Grammar; Ojibwa language - Connectives; Ojibwa language; Ojibwa language - Spoken Ojibwa; Ojibwa Indians - Social life and customs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction and background; 2. What is a discourse marker?; 3. Ojibwe discourse markers; 4. Conjunct order as a discourse- marking device; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "An exploration of the uninflected grammatical particles that are ubiquitous among Native speakers of the Ojibwe language and that exist in Ojibwe texts"--; "Brendan Fairbanks examines the challenging subject of discourse markers in Ojibwe, one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family. Mille Lacs elder Jim Clark once described the discourse markers as "little bugs that are holding on for dear life." For example, discourse markers such as mii and gosha exist only on the periphery of sentences to provide either cohesion or nuance to utterances. Fairbanks focuses on the discourse markers that are the most ubiquitous and that exist most commonly within Ojibwe texts. Much of the research on Algonquian languages has concentrated primarily on the core morphological and syntactical characteristics of their sentence structure. Fairbanks restricts his study to markers that are far more elusive and difficult in terms of semantic ambiguity and their contribution to sentences and Ojibwe discourse. Ojibwe Discourse Markers is a remarkable study that interprets and describes the Ojibwe language in its broader theoretical concerns in the field of linguistics. With a scholarly and pedagogical introductory chapter and a glossary of technical terms, this book will be useful to instructors and students of Ojibwe as a second language in language revival and maintenance programs. "--
• Titolo autorizzato: Ojibwe discourse markers
• ISBN: 0-8032-9938-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465821103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II