Object and Absolutive in Halkomelem Salish

Name: Object and Absolutive in Halkomelem Salish
Brand: Routledge
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By Gerdts, Donna B.

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This book treats aspects of the syntax of Halkomelem, a Salish language spoken in southwestern British Columbia, specifically those constructions which involve objects, and seeks to accomplish two goals. First, it provides natural language fodder for the debate concerning the nature of grammatical relations and their place in syntactic theory. Second, by showing that Halkomelem draws from a familiar class of universal constructions and organizes its syntax around some simple and common parameters, the author has brought the Salish languages, which due to their phonological and morphological complexity seemed particularly fearsome, into cross-linguistic perspective.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

296

Release Date:

2013-12-06

Publication Date:

2013-11-21

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415727480

ISBN13:

9780415727488

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

611 g

Height:

161 cm

Width:

240 cm

Thickness:

21 cm

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