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A Grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia

By Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521826640, 9780521826648
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
9 MB (9209227 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions
Pages
730\730
Time added
2017-04-16 22:56:48
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Description

The speakers of Tariana, an endangered Arawak language from the northwest Amazonian jungle, traditionally marry someone speaking a different language; therefore, most are fluent in five or six languages. This comprehensive grammar reveals how Tariana combines its own features with those borrowed from neighboring languages because of the rampant multilingualism. The language has many unusual properties, making this grammar a valuable sourcebook for linguists and others interested in natural languages.

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