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A Grammar of Lavukaleve

AUTHOR Terrill, Angela
PUBLISHER de Gruyter Mouton (07/17/2003)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Lavukaleve is a Papuan Language spoken on the Russell Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. The phonology and morpho-phonology of Lavukaleve are described, as well as arguments adjuncts, the Lavukaleve predicate structure (including predicate types and core participant marking, the agreement suffix, focus constructions, tense, aspect and mood, word-level derivation, complex predicates), interclausal syntax, and the Lavukaleve discourse organisation. The book includes a list of affixes, a list of lexemes, and an appendix with Lavukaleve texts. The data used in this work was collected by the author during five field trips.

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ISBN-13: 9783110178876
ISBN-10: 3110178877
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 585
Carton Quantity: 14
Product Dimensions: 6.60 x 1.40 x 9.70 inches
Weight: 2.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: DE
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BISAC Categories
Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous
Foreign Language Study | Linguistics - General
Grade Level: Post Graduate - Post Graduate
Dewey Decimal: 499.12
Library of Congress Control Number: 2003013499
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Lavukaleve is a Papuan Language spoken on the Russell Islands in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. The phonology and morpho-phonology of Lavukaleve are described, as well as arguments adjuncts, the Lavukaleve predicate structure (including predicate types and core participant marking, the agreement suffix, focus constructions, tense, aspect and mood, word-level derivation, complex predicates), interclausal syntax, and the Lavukaleve discourse organisation. The book includes a list of affixes, a list of lexemes, and an appendix with Lavukaleve texts. The data used in this work was collected by the author during five field trips.

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