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Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
Thomas E. Payne
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Description for Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
Paperback. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of the world's many under-documented languages. Num Pages: 430 pages, 17 tables 67 exercises. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 628. A Guide for Field Linguists. 430 pages, 17 tables 67 exercises. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of the world's many under-documented languages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight: 628.
Current estimates are that around 3,000 of the 6,000 languages now spoken may become extinct during the next century. Some 4,000 of these existing languages have never been described, or described only inadequately. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of these many under-documented languages. It uses examples from many languages both well known and virtually unknown; it offers readers one possible outline for a grammatical description, with many questions designed to help them address the key topics. The appendices offer guidance on text and elicited ... Read more
Current estimates are that around 3,000 of the 6,000 languages now spoken may become extinct during the next century. Some 4,000 of these existing languages have never been described, or described only inadequately. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of these many under-documented languages. It uses examples from many languages both well known and virtually unknown; it offers readers one possible outline for a grammatical description, with many questions designed to help them address the key topics. The appendices offer guidance on text and elicited ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521588058
SKU
V9780521588058
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Reviews for Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
"...a comprehensive field researcher's guide to the description of undocumented & near extinct languages." T. Rosenberg, LLBA "I would rate this book highly as an important part of a practical strategy for writing the description of the morphosyntax of a field language." Austin Hale, Notes on Linguistics "...Describing Morphosyntax is an excellent guide not only ... Read more