| A Typological Grammar of Panare: A Cariban Language of Venezuela Contributor(s): Payne, Thomas E. (Author), Payne, Doris L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004228217 ISBN-13: 9789004228214 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $189.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Foreign Language Study | Native American Languages |
| Dewey: 498.425 |
| LCCN: 2012042950 |
| Series: Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.90 lbs) 486 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Panare, also known as E' apa Woromaipu, is a seriously endangered Cariban language spoken by about 3,500 people in Central Venezuela. A Typological Grammar of Panare by Thomas E. Payne and Doris L. Payne, is a full length linguistic grammar written from a modern functional and typological perspective. The many remarkable characteristics highlighted in the grammar include a 'split-inverse' person marking system, transitivity-sensitive aspect and person-marking verb morphology, object incorporation, relatively nonconfigurational NP structure, both verb-initial and object-initial constituent orders, a complex system of clause chaining, switch reference, and a rich system of evidential and epistemic marking. |