A Grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia
Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
The speakers of Tariana, an endangered Arawak language from the northwest Amazonian jungle, traditionally marry someone speaking a different language; therefore, most are fluent in five or six languages. This comprehensive grammar reveals how Tariana combines its own features with those borrowed from neighboring languages because of the rampant multilingualism. The language has many unusual properties, making this grammar a valuable sourcebook for linguists and others interested in natural languages.
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Yıl:
2003
Yayımcı:
Cambridge University Press
Dil:
english
Sayfalar:
730
ISBN 10:
0521826640
ISBN 13:
9780521826648
Seriler:
Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions
Dosya:
DJVU, 8.78 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2003