| Topic and Discourse Structure in West Greenlandic Agreement Constructions Contributor(s): Berge, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803216459 ISBN-13: 9780803216457 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Foreign Language Study | Native American Languages - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 497.12 |
| LCCN: 2011001962 |
| Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: West Greenlandic Eskimo, a part of the Eskimo-Aleut language family spoken all across the Arctic, is primarily found among the Native peoples of central west Greenland. In this highly nuanced study of West Greenlandic, linguist Anna Berge examines how the speaker's role affects syntactic structures within discourse. Also included are transcripts of conversations with fluent Native speakers, providing a practical context in which to examine these grammatical questions. This study was the winner of the prestigious Mary R. Haas Award, presented annually by the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, the highest award given in the study of Native languages. |