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- The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
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- 2016
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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Drawing on a wealth of previously neglected data to fully describe all aspects of phonology, morphology, and syntax as well as historical development, this is the most comprehensive reference book published to date on southeastern Guatemala’s four nearly extinct Xinkan languages.
Table of Contents
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- List of figures and tables
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xiii-xiv
- List of abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Part 1. The use of the Xinkan languages: Synchronic grammar
- Chapter 2. Phonology
- pp. 19-58
- Chapter 3. Morphology
- pp. 59-134
- Chapter 4. Syntax
- pp. 135-166
- Chapter 5. Na Mulha Uy
- pp. 167-184
- Part 2. The development of the Xinkan languages: Diachronic grammar
- Chapter 6. Historical phonology
- pp. 187-208
- Chapter 7. Historical morphology
- pp. 209-216
- Chapter 8. Historical syntax
- pp. 217-222
- Chapter 9. Looking forward
- pp. 223-228
- Appendix
- Regular verb conjugation
- pp. 229-234
- Irregular verb conjugation
- pp. 234-238
- Bibliography
- pp. 247-252
- Typological Index
- pp. 253-254
- General Index
- pp. 255-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9781477308332
Related ISBN(s)
9781477308318
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OCLC
957699490
Pages
278
Launched on MUSE
2016-09-05
Language
English
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No
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