Jarai clauses and noun phrases: syntactic structures in an Austronesian language

The first published treatment of the syntax of Jarai, an Austronesian language of Southeast Asia, this volume focuses on the noun phrase and three regions of the clause: the left periphery, inflectional elements, and the verbal domain. Close attention is given to pseudo-cleft questions and serial ve...

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Main Author: Jensen, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston ; Berlin De Gruyter Mouton [2014]
Series:Pacific linguistics volume 645
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Summary:The first published treatment of the syntax of Jarai, an Austronesian language of Southeast Asia, this volume focuses on the noun phrase and three regions of the clause: the left periphery, inflectional elements, and the verbal domain. Close attention is given to pseudo-cleft questions and serial verb constructions. Phenomena are carefully described, then analyzed within the Minimalist framework
Item Description:Revised version of author's 2013 Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington
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Physical Description:1 online resource (249 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9781614517719
9781614516804