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A typological overview of Emerillon, a Tupí-Guaraní language from French Guiana
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Françoise Rose
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November 20, 2008
Abstract
This article offers a typological overview of the Emerillon language, a Tupí-Guaraní language spoken by a small community in French Guiana. General information is provided on various aspects of the grammar, within the domains of phonology, morphology, and syntax. Special attention is given to a few features of the language that are rather rare and/or poorly discussed in the typological literature, namely morphemic nasal harmony, a hierarchical person indexation system, a rare type of nominal predication, and the existence of a specific marker for sociative causation. These features are all typical of the Tupí-Guaraní family.
Keywords:: alignment; Amazonia; causative; cross-reference; Emerillon; nasal harmony; nominal predication; person hierarchy; Tupí-Guaraní; valency
Received: 2007-09-10
Revised: 2008-08-19
Published Online: 2008-11-20
Published in Print: 2008-December
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Keywords for this article
alignment;
Amazonia;
causative;
cross-reference;
Emerillon;
nasal harmony;
nominal predication;
person hierarchy;
Tupí-Guaraní;
valency
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