Jarai clauses and noun phrases : syntactic structures in an Austronesian language /

The first published treatment of the syntax of Jarai, an Austronesian language of Southeast Asia, this volume focuses on the noun phrase and three regions of the clause: the left periphery, inflectional elements, and the verbal domain. Close attention is given to pseudo-cleft questions and serial ve...

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Main Author: Jensen, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014]
Series:Pacific linguistics ; volume 645.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:The first published treatment of the syntax of Jarai, an Austronesian language of Southeast Asia, this volume focuses on the noun phrase and three regions of the clause: the left periphery, inflectional elements, and the verbal domain. Close attention is given to pseudo-cleft questions and serial verb constructions. Phenomena are carefully described, then analyzed within the Minimalist framework.
Item Description:Revised version of author's 2013 Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington.
Physical Description:1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.
ISBN:9781614516804 (e-book)
ISSN:1448-8310 ;