UID:
almafu_9959304150002883
Format:
1 online resource (XII, 344 p.)
ISBN:
9783110616217
Series Statement:
Studies in Language Change [SLC] ; 16
Content:
There is still widespread disagreement among historical linguists about how, or whether, syntactic reconstruction can be done. This book presents a comprehensive methodology for syntactic reconstruction, grounded in a constructional understanding of language. The author then uses that methodology to reconstruct Proto-Sogeram, the ancestor to ten languages in Papua New Guinea. Chapters are devoted to phonology, lexicon, verbal morphosyntax, nominal morphosyntax, and syntactic constructions. The work culminates in a sketch of Proto-Sogeram grammar. Based largely on the author's original fieldwork, this is an innovative application of a novel methodology to new data, and the most complete reconstruction of a Papuan proto-language to date. It will be of interest to scholars of language change, language reconstruction, typology, and Papuan languages.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Chapter 1. Introduction --
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Chapter 2. Methodology --
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Chapter 3. Phonology --
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Chapter 4. Verbs and Verb Morphology --
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Chapter 5. Nominal Morphology --
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Chapter 6. Syntactic Constructions --
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Chapter 7. Lexical Reconstructions --
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Chapter 8. Conclusion --
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References --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110616569
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110615142
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110616217
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110616217
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110616217
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110616217
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110616217
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