Deixis and alignment : inverse systems in indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zuniga
| Deixis and alignment : inverse systems in indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zuniga |
| Autore | Zuniga Fernando |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Disciplina | 415 |
| Collana | Typological studies in language |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Languages - Deixis
Indians of North America - Languages - Grammar |
| ISBN |
9786612155161
9781282155169 1282155164 9789027293046 902729304X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Deixis and Alignment -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Alignment and direction -- 1. Alignment and alignment types -- 2. On polynomy and types -- 3. Hierarchical alignment -- 4. Summary -- II. A theory of direction -- 1. Grammatical categories involved -- 2. Parameters of direction -- 3. Summary -- III. Algonquian languages -- 1. Plains Cree -- 2. Miami-Illinois -- 3. Central Ojibwa -- 4. Toward Algonquian grammatical relations -- 5. Summary of Algonquian languages -- IV. Kutenai -- 1. Kutenai direction -- 2. Summary -- V. Sahaptian languages -- 1. Sahaptin -- 2. Nez Perce -- 3. Summary of Sahaptian languages -- VI. Kiowa-Tanoan languages -- 1. Klaiman's (1991, 1992) view of Tanoan -- 2. A second opinion on Tanoan -- 3. Tanoan direction systems -- 4. Watkins's (1984) view of Kiowa -- 5. A second opinion on Kiowa -- 6. Summary of Kiowa-Tanoan languages -- VII. Mapudungun -- 1. Mapudungun verb morphology and clause structure -- 2. Analyses of Mapudungun -- 3. Direction in Mapudungun -- VIII. Conclusions -- 1. Summary of the languages discussed -- 2. Lessons and prospects -- Appendix 1: Algonquian paradigms -- Appendix 2: Analysis of Kiowa personal prefixes -- Appendix 3: Optimality-theoretic syntax of inverses -- References -- Language index -- Author index -- Subject index -- The series Typological Studies in Language. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969892203321 |
Zuniga Fernando
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deixis and alignment [[electronic resource] ] : inverse systems in indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zúñiga
| Deixis and alignment [[electronic resource] ] : inverse systems in indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zúñiga |
| Autore | Zúñiga Fernando |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Collana | Typological studies in language |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Languages - Deixis
Indians of North America - Languages - Grammar |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-15516-4
9786612155161 90-272-9304-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454655803321 |
Zúñiga Fernando
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Deixis and alignment [[electronic resource] ] : inverse systems in Indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zúñiga
| Deixis and alignment [[electronic resource] ] : inverse systems in Indigenous languages of the Americas / / Fernando Zúñiga |
| Autore | Zúñiga Fernando |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
| Collana | Typological studies in language |
| Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Languages - Deixis
Indians of North America - Languages - Grammar |
| ISBN |
1-282-15516-4
9786612155161 90-272-9304-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782084203321 |
Zúñiga Fernando
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : Benjamins, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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