A Grammar of Daakaka

Kilu von Prince

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2015

A Grammar of Daakaka

Kilu von Prince

Volume 67 in the series Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110766318

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About this book

This reference grammar is the first description of the endangered Oceanic language Daakaka. This language is spoken by about 1000 speakers on the island of Ambrym, Vanuatu. The data on which the analysis is based were collected by the author during a documentation project between 2009 and 2012.

All structural levels of the language are discussed, including discussions of reduplication patterns and orthography design, nominal and verbal subclasses, clause types and information structure and the different types of subordinate clauses.
Particular emphasis is given to the intricate system of nominal possession, the system of TAM- and polarity markers and serial verb constructions.
Literary genres of the region and related art forms such as songs and the symbolic sand drawings are discussed in the final chapter.

The grammar will be especially relevant to readers with an interest in Oceanic languages, general typology and theoretical linguistics as well as those with a broader interest in the region.

Author / Editor information

Kilu von Prince, Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Berlin, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
Glossary Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
Chapter 1. Background Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Phonology and Orthography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 3. Major Word Classes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 4. Minor Word Classes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Chapter 5. TAM Markers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Chapter 6. Main Clauses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Chapter 7. Serial Predicate Constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Chapter 8. Subordinate Clauses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Chapter 9. Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: People living and working in Vanuatu, Policy Makers with an Interest in Vernacular Education
Pages
- Front matter: 22
- Main content: 456
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 18
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 32
Keywords: Oceanic Languages; Language Documentation; Language Description

eBook

Published: January 29, 2015
ISBN: 9783110766318

Hardcover

Published: January 29, 2015
ISBN: 9783110342598