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A Grammar of Nuosu
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Matthias Gerner
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English
Published/Copyright:
2013
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This is the first modern grammar of Nuosu written in English. Nuosu belongs to a little known section of Tibeto-Burman. The 2.5 Million ethnic Nuosu are part of the Yi nationality and live in Sichuan (China). This grammar informs Tibeto-Burman linguists, typologists, scholars of language contact and foreign learners of Nuosu.
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Matthias Gerner, City University of Hong Kong.
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgment
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Preface
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables
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Abbreviations
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Chapter 1. The people and their environment
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Chapter 2. Language background
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Chapter 3. Phonology
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Chapter 4. Word structure
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Chapter 5. The noun phrase
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Chapter 6. The verb phrase
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Chapter 7. Tense and aspect
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Chapter 8. Modality and evidentiality
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Chapter 9. Adverbs and negation
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Chapter 10. Subject and object
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Chapter 11. Valency changing constructions
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Chapter 12. Versatile constructions
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Chapter 13. Complex sentences
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Chapter 14. Topic and focus
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Chapter 15. Speech act particles
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References
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Appendix: Folk Stories
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Name Index
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eBook published on:
October 14, 2013
eBook ISBN:
9783110308679
Hardcover published on:
September 17, 2013
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110308631
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Front matter:
30
Main content:
543
Tables:
97
Audience(s) for this book
Tibeto-Burman Linguists, Typologists, Scholars of Language Contact and Foreign Learners of Nuosu
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