Assuming no prior grammatical knowledge, Understanding Syntax explains and illustrates
the major concepts, categories and terminology involved in the study of cross-linguistic …

Javanese; Jawa [P/U] Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Western Malayo-Polynesian,
Sundic, Javanese. Central Java, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Sumatra etc.(Indonesia). f Primary …

Evolutionary Phonology is a theory of sound patterns which synthesizes results in historical
linguistics, phonetics and phonological theory. In this book, Juliette Blevins explores the …

" This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they
could have led to the languages of modern humankind." Like other biological phenomena …

Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of
relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to …

The book is the first systematic exploration of a series of phonological phenomena
previously thought to be unified under the rubric of syllable weight. Drawing on a typological …

We argue against the prevailing view that metathesis is somehow less natural phonetically
than other processes and distinguished by a relatively greater phonological motivation. We …

This dissertation provides a comprehensive overview of the grammar of Bantawa, a Kiranti
(Rai) language spoken in Eastern Nepal. Bantawa is an SOV language featuring rich verbal …

A grammar of the Fehan dialect of Tetun, an Austronesian language of West Timor Page 1 A
grammar of the Fehan dialect of Tetun An Austronesian language of West Timor Van Klinken …

In many languages across the world, verbs reporting speech, thoughts and perceptions
(also referred to as quotative verbs) grammaticalise into quote markers and/or …