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University of California Press
- A Grammar of the Seneca Language
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- 2015
- Published by: University of California Press
- Series: UC Publications in Linguistics
summary
The Seneca language belongs to the Northern Iroquoian branch of the Iroquoian language family, where its closest relatives are Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora. Seneca holds special typological interest because of its high degree of polysynthesis and fusion. It is historically important because of its central role in the Longhouse religion and its place in the pioneering linguistic work of the 19th century missionary Asher Wright. This grammatical description, which includes four extended texts in several genres, is the culminatin of Chafe’s long term study of the language over half a century.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- p. xiii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- 2. Phonetics and Phonology
- pp. 7-22
- 7. Noun Morphology
- pp. 86-93
- 8. Clitics
- pp. 94-99
- 9. Kinship Terms
- pp. 100-111
- 13. Syntax Part 4. Word order
- pp. 147-148
- 14. Syntax Part 5. Coordination
- pp. 149-152
- 15. Questions
- pp. 153-158
- 16. Imperatives
- pp. 159-164
- 17. Interjections
- pp. 165-166
- 18. Example Texts
- pp. 167-230
- References
- pp. 231-234
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520961647
Related ISBN(s)
9780520286412
MARC Record
OCLC
897376920
Pages
250
Launched on MUSE
2015-08-03
Language
English
Open Access
No