Kunjen Syntax
Author | : B. A. Sommer |
Publisher | : Aboriginal Studies Press |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1972 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105033579223 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Based on data gathered between July 1964 and June 1970; first appeared as dissertation in partial fulfilment of Ph.D. requirements at University of Hawaii; aims to present basic syntax of Oykangand & Olgol (Kunjen dialects); considers case grammar; lists notational conventions; conjunction; case system; noun phrases and sentence embedding; nouns and classifiers; pronominalisation; modality constituent; verbs; imperatives and questions; summary of Oykangand rules; sample text in Oykangand with interlinear literal translation followed by free translation & lexicon; brief description of Olgol syntax; Olgol text with interlinear literal translation followed by free translation.