Marquesan: a grammar of space

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Marquesan, an endangered Polynesian language, is remarkable because its speakers use a spatial orientation system based on local landmarks in the environment to describe spatial relations even in micro-level space. This volume is an in-depth empirical analysis of the verbal forms and means of spatial reference and the conception of space in this language.

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Full title :Marquesan : a grammar of space / by Gabriele H. Cablitz.

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Publication Date:©2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mouton de Gruyter
Place of Publication:Berlin
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2006.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xx, 682 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:3110197758, 9783110197754, 1282194119, 9781282194113, 9786612194115, 6612194111
oclc:ocn290492499
LC Classification:PL6471
Dewey Decimal:499/.42

Ch. 1. Motivations for a study of space -- Ch. 2. Ethnographic and linguistic background and methodology -- Ch. 3. Grammatical sketch -- Ch. 4. Theoretical background of language and space research -- Ch. 5. Semantic and morphosyntactic analysis of locative constructions in North Marquesan -- Ch. 6. Modifiers in locative constructions -- Ch. 7. Usage of locative constructions in large-scale and small-scale reference -- Ch. 8. Summary and conclusion.

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Espace et temps dans le langage FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Oceanic & Aus… Marquesan Marquesan language -- Grammar Marquesan language -- Locative construc… Marquesaseilanden Marquisien (Langue) -- Grammaire Marquisien (Langue) -- Locatifs Space and time in language