The Arapaho Language
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Author
Publication
2008-08-30 - University Press of Colorado
Language
English
Word Count
136,000 words, Guess
Page Count
544 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100870819011
- ISBN-139780870819018
- LibraryThing6929129
- Goodreads4117402
- Library of Congress Control Number2008022137
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number180755627
- Better World Books9780870819018
- Open LibraryOL11105525M
Classifications
- LCCPM635 .C69 2008
- LCCPM635.C69 2008
- DDC497/.354
Description
"The Arapaho Language is the definitive reference grammar of an endangered Algonquian language. Arapaho differs strikingly from other Algonquian languages, making it particularly relevant to the study of historical linguistics and the evolution of grammar. Andrew Cowell and Alonzo Moss Sr. document Arapaho's interesting features, including a pitch-based accent system with no exact Algonquian parallels, radical innovations in the verb system, and complex contrasts between affirmative and non-affirmative statements." "Cowell and Moss detail strategies used by speakers of this highly polysynthetic language to form complex words and illustrate how word formation interacts with information structure. They discuss word order and discourse-level features, treat the special features of formal discourse style and traditional narratives, and list gender-specific particles, which are widely used in conversation. Appendices include full sets of inflections for a variety of verbs."--book jacket.
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