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A Grammar of Eyak

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Published/Copyright: 2025
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Eyak (dAXunhyuuga’) is the traditional language of the Copper River Delta region of the Gulf of Alaska. This posthumous publication reflects Michael Krauss’s systematic effort to document every aspect of the language, working closely with the last remaining fluent speakers. Adopting a theory-neutral approach, Krauss focuses on detailed description, providing exhaustive exemplification, as well as ample discussion of comparative and conflicting data from the related Tlingit and Dene (Athabaskan) languages, making the work particularly useful for Dene scholars. Non-specialists will find a window into the structure of a highly synthetic and typologically unusual language. This comprehensive work will also serve as a useful reference for the growing dAXunhyuuga’ reclamation effort.

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Michael E. Krauss †

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Contents

    V
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    Editors’ introduction

    XIX
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    Acknowledgments

    XXV
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    Abbreviations

    XXIX
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  • Part I: Introduction
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    1 Introduction to the grammar

    1
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    2 The Eyak language

    39
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    3 History of Eyak language documentation and study

    63
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  • Part II: Phonology
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    Introduction

    139
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    4 Phonemes

    141
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    5 Prosody

    171
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    6 Morphophonemics

    180
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    7 Stem Structure and Variation

    229
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  • Part III: Morphology
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    8 Introduction to the morphology

    289
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    9 Pronouns

    293
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    10 Verb morphology

    303
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    11 Classifiers

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    12 Conjugation and mode-aspect

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    13 Conjugation tables

    442
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    14 Verb theme classes

    456
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    15 Verb derivations

    503
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    16 Preverbals

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    17 Qualifiers

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    18 Nominals

    805
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    19 Adjectives

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    20 Numerals

    950
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    21 Adverbials

    961
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    22 Clitics

    975
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  • Part IV: Syntax
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    Introduction

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    23 Interrogatives

    991
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    24 Negation

    1010
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    25 Clause-level syntax

    1039
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    26 Complex clauses

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    27 Enclitic series

    1100
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    Bibliography

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    Index

    1159
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
December 16, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9783110756470
Hardcover published on:
December 16, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110739428
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
30
Main content:
1162
Illustrations:
2
Coloured Illustrations:
2
Tables:
108
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110756470
eBook ISBN: 9783110756470
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110739428
Keywords for this book
Alaska; Dene; Eyak; Athabaskan
Audience(s) for this book
Researchers and Students in Linguistics, Anthropology, Alaska Native Languages, Languages
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