The Athabaskan languages : perspectives on a Native American language family / edited by Theodore B. Fernald and Paul R. Platero.

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TextSeries: Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 24.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (x, 332 pages)Content type:

text

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9780195353228
0195353226
1280761687
9781280761683

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Athabaskan languages.DDC classification:

497/.2 22

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PM641 .A93 2000eb

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Contents:

Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Semantics of Classification in Koyukon Athabaskan; 2. A Semantic Basis for Navajo Syntactic Typology; 3. Generalizations in Navajo; 4. Negative Polarity Expressions in Navajo; 5. Word Order in Apache Narratives; 6. The Negative/Irrealis Category in Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit; 7. On a Bipartite Model of the Athabaskan Verb; 8. Monadic Verbs and Argument Structure in Ahtna, Slave and Navajo; 9. The Semantics of the Navajo Verb Base; 10. Iconicity and Word Order in Koyukon Athabaskan; 11. Navajo as a Discourse Configurational Language.

Summary: The Native American language family called Athabaskan has received increasing attention from linguists and educators. The linguistic chapters in this volume focus on syntax and semantics, but also involve morphology, phonology, and historical linguistics. Included is a discussion of whether religion and secular issues can be separated in Navajo classrooms.

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Papers presented at or closely related to the Athabaskan Conference on Syntax & Semantics, held Apr. 25-28, 1996, Swarthmore College.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Native American language family called Athabaskan has received increasing attention from linguists and educators. The linguistic chapters in this volume focus on syntax and semantics, but also involve morphology, phonology, and historical linguistics. Included is a discussion of whether religion and secular issues can be separated in Navajo classrooms.