Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 2 Grammatical topics / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W. <1939-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-383-04656-5
1-299-31352-3 0-19-157145-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of tables and figures; How to read this book; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; 10. Grammatical Word and Phonological Word; 10.1. Types of word; 10.2. What is a word?; 10.3. Phonological word; 10.4. Grammatical word; 10.5. Clitics; 10.6. Relationship between grammatical and phonological words; 10.7. Interjections; 10.8. The social and mental status of words; 10.9. Summary; 10.10. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 11. Distinguishing Noun and Verb; 11.1. Preliminaries; 11.2. Major functions; 11.3. Multiple functions or zero derivation?
11.4. Structures of noun phrases with difierent heads11.5. Properties of predicates with difierent heads; 11.6. Grammatical categories associated with verbs; 11.7. Grammatical categories associated with nouns; 11.8. Further criteria; 11.9. Summary; 11.10. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 12. The Adjective Class; 12.1. Parameters of variation; 12.2. Why recognize an adjective class?; 12.3. Criteria for recognition; 12.4. The semantic content of adjective classes; 12.5. Distinguishing types of adjective class; 12.5.1. Distinguishing between adjective and verb classes 12.5.2. Distinguishing between adjective and noun classes12.5.3. Adjectives grammatically similar to both verbs and nouns; 12.5.4. Adjectives grammatically difierent from both verbs and nouns; 12.6. Languages with restricted functional possibilities for adjectives; 12.7. Languages with two adjective classes; 12.8. Correlations with other grammatical parameters; 12.9. Semantic overlapping between word classes; 12.10. Summary; 12.11. What to investigate; Appendix Distinguishing Noun, Verb, and Adjective in Fijian; Sources and notes; 13. Transitivity; 13.1. Clausal transitivity 13.2. Marking of core arguments13.2.1. Recognizing cases; 13.3. Transitivity classes of verbs; 13.4. More complex types; 13.5. The semantic bases; 13.5.1. Identifying A; 13.5.2. Identifying O; 13.5.3. Ways of expressing 'giving'; 13.5.4. Split systems of marking; 13.5.5. Transitivity classes; 13.6. Non-canonical marking of core arguments; 13.6.1. ATTENTION and LIKING verbs; 13.7. Summary; 13.8. What to investigate; Appendix 1. Beyond 'accusative' and 'ergative'; Appendix 2. Confusing uses of terms 'unaccusative' and 'unergative'; Sources and notes; 14. Copula Clauses and Verbless Clauses 14.1. Introduction14.2. Contrasting functions of adjectives and nouns; 14.3. Syntax; 14.4. Relational meanings; 14.4.1. Multiple copulas; 14.5. Forms; 14.5.1. Negative copulas; 14.6. Occurrence and omission; 14.7. Historical development; 14.8. Summary; 14.9. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 15. Pronouns and Demonstratives; 15.1. The category of pronoun; 15.1.1. Person and number; 15.1.2. 'Me and you'; 15.1.3. Neutralization; 15.1.4. Gender; 15.1.5. Social niceties; 15.1.6. A further 'person', and impersonal/indefinite; 15.1.7. Grammatical properties; 15.1.8. Pronoun elaboration 15.1.9. Bound pronouns |
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Dixon Robert M. W. <1939-> | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 1 Methodology / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 381 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-383-04655-7
1-299-31351-5 0-19-157144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Dixon Robert M. W | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Complementation [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-linguistic typology / / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 415 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DixonRobert M. W
AĭkhenvalʹdA. I͡U (Aleksandra I͡Urʹevna) |
Collana | Explorations in linguistic typology |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Complement
Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb Typology (Linguistics) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-87029-X
0-19-151642-2 1-4294-7118-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Notes on contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Complement Clauses and Complementation Strategies in Typological Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Types of complex sentences; 3 Core arguments; 4 Semantic types of verbs; 5 Complement clauses; 6 Semantic types of verbs and types of complement clauses; 7 Complementation strategies; 8 The individual studies in this volume; 9 Conclusion; Appendix: notes on terminology; References; 2 Complement Clause Types in Pennsylvania German; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Introduction; 3 Verb types and complementation
4 Concluding remarks: the rise of FER complement clausesReferences; 3 Complement Clause Types in Israeli; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 The difference between she- complement clauses and relative clauses; 4 Structural types of complement clauses; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Concluding remarks; References; 4 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Jarawara; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 Structure of a complement clause; 4 Complement-taking verbs; 5 A complementation strategy for indirect speech; 6 Conclusion; References 5 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in White Hmong1 Vital statistics; 2 Typological profile; 3 Further grammatical preliminaries; 4 Complement clauses; 5 The complementation strategy; 6 Verbs and verb types; 7 Comparison of use of different complementizers with the same verb; 8 Conclusion; References; 6 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in Dolakha Newar; 1 The language; 2 Basic grammatical facts; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategy: infinitive verb plus grammatical auxiliary; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Conclusions References7 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Akkadian; 1 Basic information; 2 Typological profile; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Historical development; 8 Conclusion; References; Abbreviations of text editions; 8 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Tariana; 1 Background; 2 Typological profile and clause types; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 9 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Goemai 1 Typological background2 Complementation; 3 Complementation strategies; 4 Conclusion; References; 10 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Matses; 1 Introduction; 2 Typological profile of Matses; 3 The desiderative complement clause: the only complement clause in Matses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 11 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Kambera; 1 Introduction; 2 Grammatical overview; 3 Major clause types; 4 Major word classes; 5 Multi-clausal sentences; 6 Nominal clauses; 7 Complementation strategy: controlled clauses 8 Perception verbs and the quotative construction |
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Complementation [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-linguistic typology / / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 415 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DixonRobert M. W. <1939->
AĭkhenvalʹdA. I͡U (Aleksandra I͡Urʹevna) |
Collana | Explorations in linguistic typology |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Complement
Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb Typology (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
1-383-04423-6
1-280-87029-X 0-19-151642-2 1-4294-7118-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Notes on contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Complement Clauses and Complementation Strategies in Typological Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Types of complex sentences; 3 Core arguments; 4 Semantic types of verbs; 5 Complement clauses; 6 Semantic types of verbs and types of complement clauses; 7 Complementation strategies; 8 The individual studies in this volume; 9 Conclusion; Appendix: notes on terminology; References; 2 Complement Clause Types in Pennsylvania German; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Introduction; 3 Verb types and complementation
4 Concluding remarks: the rise of FER complement clausesReferences; 3 Complement Clause Types in Israeli; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 The difference between she- complement clauses and relative clauses; 4 Structural types of complement clauses; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Concluding remarks; References; 4 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Jarawara; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 Structure of a complement clause; 4 Complement-taking verbs; 5 A complementation strategy for indirect speech; 6 Conclusion; References 5 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in White Hmong1 Vital statistics; 2 Typological profile; 3 Further grammatical preliminaries; 4 Complement clauses; 5 The complementation strategy; 6 Verbs and verb types; 7 Comparison of use of different complementizers with the same verb; 8 Conclusion; References; 6 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in Dolakha Newar; 1 The language; 2 Basic grammatical facts; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategy: infinitive verb plus grammatical auxiliary; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Conclusions References7 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Akkadian; 1 Basic information; 2 Typological profile; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Historical development; 8 Conclusion; References; Abbreviations of text editions; 8 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Tariana; 1 Background; 2 Typological profile and clause types; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 9 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Goemai 1 Typological background2 Complementation; 3 Complementation strategies; 4 Conclusion; References; 10 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Matses; 1 Introduction; 2 Typological profile of Matses; 3 The desiderative complement clause: the only complement clause in Matses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 11 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Kambera; 1 Introduction; 2 Grammatical overview; 3 Major clause types; 4 Major word classes; 5 Multi-clausal sentences; 6 Nominal clauses; 7 Complementation strategy: controlled clauses 8 Perception verbs and the quotative construction |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Complementation [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-linguistic typology / / edited by R.M.W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 415 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DixonRobert M. W. <1939->
AĭkhenvalʹdA. I͡U (Aleksandra I͡Urʹevna) |
Collana | Explorations in linguistic typology |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Complement
Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb Typology (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
1-383-04423-6
1-280-87029-X 0-19-151642-2 1-4294-7118-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Notes on contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Complement Clauses and Complementation Strategies in Typological Perspective; 1 Introduction; 2 Types of complex sentences; 3 Core arguments; 4 Semantic types of verbs; 5 Complement clauses; 6 Semantic types of verbs and types of complement clauses; 7 Complementation strategies; 8 The individual studies in this volume; 9 Conclusion; Appendix: notes on terminology; References; 2 Complement Clause Types in Pennsylvania German; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Introduction; 3 Verb types and complementation
4 Concluding remarks: the rise of FER complement clausesReferences; 3 Complement Clause Types in Israeli; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 The difference between she- complement clauses and relative clauses; 4 Structural types of complement clauses; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Concluding remarks; References; 4 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Jarawara; 1 Basic information; 2 Grammatical profile; 3 Structure of a complement clause; 4 Complement-taking verbs; 5 A complementation strategy for indirect speech; 6 Conclusion; References 5 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in White Hmong1 Vital statistics; 2 Typological profile; 3 Further grammatical preliminaries; 4 Complement clauses; 5 The complementation strategy; 6 Verbs and verb types; 7 Comparison of use of different complementizers with the same verb; 8 Conclusion; References; 6 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategy in Dolakha Newar; 1 The language; 2 Basic grammatical facts; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategy: infinitive verb plus grammatical auxiliary; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Conclusions References7 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Akkadian; 1 Basic information; 2 Typological profile; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Complement-taking verbs; 6 Secondary concepts; 7 Historical development; 8 Conclusion; References; Abbreviations of text editions; 8 Complement Clause Types and Complementation Strategies in Tariana; 1 Background; 2 Typological profile and clause types; 3 Complement clauses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 9 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Goemai 1 Typological background2 Complementation; 3 Complementation strategies; 4 Conclusion; References; 10 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategies in Matses; 1 Introduction; 2 Typological profile of Matses; 3 The desiderative complement clause: the only complement clause in Matses; 4 Complementation strategies; 5 Conclusions; References; 11 Complement Clause Type and Complementation Strategy in Kambera; 1 Introduction; 2 Grammatical overview; 3 Major clause types; 4 Major word classes; 5 Multi-clausal sentences; 6 Nominal clauses; 7 Complementation strategy: controlled clauses 8 Perception verbs and the quotative construction |
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Ergativity / R.M. W. Dixon |
Autore | DIXON, Robert M. W. |
Edizione | [Ristampa] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Cambridge], : Cambridge University, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | xxii, 271 p. ; 23 cm |
Disciplina | 415(Grammatica) |
Soggetto topico | GRAMMATICA COMPARATIVA |
ISBN | 05-214-4898-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00081875 |
DIXON, Robert M. W. | ||
[Cambridge], : Cambridge University, 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Ergativity / R. M. W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon, Robert Malcolm Ward <1939- > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | XXII, 271 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 415 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in linguistics |
Soggetto non controllato | Grammatica - Costrutti ergativi |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990004661200403321 |
Dixon, Robert Malcolm Ward <1939- > | ||
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ergativity / R. M. W. Dixon |
Autore | DIXON, Robert M. W. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | XXII, 271 p. ; 23 cm. |
Soggetto topico | GRAMMATICA |
ISBN | 05-214-4898-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00334721 |
DIXON, Robert M. W. | ||
Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Grammars in contact [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-linguistic typology / / editors, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R.M.W. Dixon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 415 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AĭkhenvalʹdA. I︠U︡ (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
DixonRobert M. W. <1939-> |
Collana | Explorations in linguistic typology |
Soggetto topico |
Typology (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general |
ISBN |
1-383-03470-2
1-281-14906-3 9786611149062 0-19-151412-8 1-4294-7050-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 GRAMMARS IN CONTACT: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE; 2 GRAMMATICAL DIFFUSION IN AUSTRALIA: FREE AND BOUND PRONOUNS; 3 HOW LONG DO LINGUISTIC AREAS LAST?: WESTERN NILOTIC GRAMMARS IN CONTACT; 4 GRAMMARS IN CONTACT IN THE VOLTA BASIN (WEST AFRICA): ON CONTACT-INDUCED GRAMMATICAL CAHANGE IN LIKPE; 5 BASQUE IN CONTACT WITH ROMANCE LANGUAGES; 6 LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CONVERGENCE IN EAST TIMOR: THE CASE OF TETUN DILI; 7 LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CONVERGENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN
8 BALKANIZING THE BALKAN SPRACHBUND: A CLOSER LOOK AT GRAMMATICAL PERMEABILITY AND FEATURE DISTRIBUTION9 CANTONESE GRAMMAR IN AREAL PERSPECTIVE; 10 SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS OF GRAMMATICAL RELATIONS IN THE VAUPÉS LINGUISTIC AREA; 11 THE VAUPÉS MELTING POT: TUCANOAN INFLUENCE ON HUP; 12 THE QUECHUA IMPACT IN AMUESHA, AN ARAWAK LANGUAGE OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON; 13 FEELING THE NEED: THE BORROWING OF CARIBAN FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES INTO MAWAYANA (ARAWAK); Glossary of Terms; Author Index; Index of languages, language families, and linguistic areas; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784871303321 |
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Grammars in contact [[electronic resource] ] : a cross-linguistic typology / / editors, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, R.M.W. Dixon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 415 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
AĭkhenvalʹdA. I︠U︡ (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
DixonRobert M. W. <1939-> |
Collana | Explorations in linguistic typology |
Soggetto topico |
Typology (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general |
ISBN |
1-383-03470-2
1-281-14906-3 9786611149062 0-19-151412-8 1-4294-7050-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Notes on the Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 GRAMMARS IN CONTACT: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE; 2 GRAMMATICAL DIFFUSION IN AUSTRALIA: FREE AND BOUND PRONOUNS; 3 HOW LONG DO LINGUISTIC AREAS LAST?: WESTERN NILOTIC GRAMMARS IN CONTACT; 4 GRAMMARS IN CONTACT IN THE VOLTA BASIN (WEST AFRICA): ON CONTACT-INDUCED GRAMMATICAL CAHANGE IN LIKPE; 5 BASQUE IN CONTACT WITH ROMANCE LANGUAGES; 6 LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CONVERGENCE IN EAST TIMOR: THE CASE OF TETUN DILI; 7 LANGUAGE CONTACT AND CONVERGENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN
8 BALKANIZING THE BALKAN SPRACHBUND: A CLOSER LOOK AT GRAMMATICAL PERMEABILITY AND FEATURE DISTRIBUTION9 CANTONESE GRAMMAR IN AREAL PERSPECTIVE; 10 SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS OF GRAMMATICAL RELATIONS IN THE VAUPÉS LINGUISTIC AREA; 11 THE VAUPÉS MELTING POT: TUCANOAN INFLUENCE ON HUP; 12 THE QUECHUA IMPACT IN AMUESHA, AN ARAWAK LANGUAGE OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON; 13 FEELING THE NEED: THE BORROWING OF CARIBAN FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES INTO MAWAYANA (ARAWAK); Glossary of Terms; Author Index; Index of languages, language families, and linguistic areas; Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828280703321 |
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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