Word formation in South American languages

by Danielsen, Swintha Hannss, Katja Zúñiga, Fernando

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In Amerindian languages and in many other agglutinative languages, subordination is often a matter of nominalization. In Cholón, a language spoken in North-Peru, this is certainly the case: nominalized forms coincide with subordinate clauses. In this language, a nominalized verb form can also be used as a main predicate. In this paper we study the different subordinate clauses that are formed with nominalizations. We then find out which nominalizations are part of a main predicate, and when thi…

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Full title :Word formation in South American languages / edited by Swintha Danielsen, University of Leipzig ; Katja Hannss, University of Regensburg ; Fernando Zúñiga, University of Bern.

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In Amerindian languages and in many other agglutinative languages, subordination is often a matter of nominalization. In Cholón, a language spoken in North-Peru, this is certainly the case: nominalized forms coincide with subordinate clauses. In this language, a nominalized verb form can also be used as a main predicate. In this paper we study the different subordinate clauses that are formed with nominalizations. We then find out which nominalizations are part of a main predicate, and when this is the case. Keywords: Cholón; subordination; nominalized main predicates; syntactical nominalizati.

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Publication Date:©2014

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Publisher(s):John Benjamins Publishing Company
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

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5.3 Discussion of Type 3 compounds.

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Description:1 online resource (234 pages)

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ISBN:9789027269669, 9027269661
oclc:ocn893740612
LC Classification:PM5008 .W67 2014
Dewey Decimal:498

Word Formation in South American Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction and acknowledgments; 1. Zúñiga: Nominal compounds in mapudungun; 2. Tacconi: Towards a characterization of compounding in Maká (Mataco-Mataguayan); 3. Cúneo: Augmentative in Toba (Guaycuruan): Form and function; 4. Admiraal and Danielsen: Productive compounding in Baure (Arawakan); 5. Vuillermet: Two types of incorporation in Ese Ejja (Takanan); 6. van Gijn: Reduplication in Yurakaré (language isolate); 7. Hannß: Reduplication strategies in Kallawaya (mixed language).

8. Basso: Compounding in Kalapalo, a Southern Cariban language9. Alexander-Bakkerus: Nominalization in Cholón (Cholonan); 10 Acknowledgments; Nominal compounds in Mapudungun; 1. Introduction; 2. Basics of Mapudungun NP structure; 3. Nominal compounds; 3.1 The basics of nominal compounding; 3.2 Beyond the basics; 3.2.1 Potential quirks; 3.2.2 Smeets (2008); 3.3 Appositional constructions; 4 Conclusions; Abbreviations; Towards a characterization of compounding in Maká; 1. Introduction; 2. Characteristics of the Maká community and language; 3. Compounding in Maká: General features.

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Amérique du Sud -- Langues FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native Americ… Formation des mots Grammar, Comparative and general -- Wor… Indians of South America -- Languages Language and languages Language and languages -- Variation Languages in contact Languages in contact -- South America Langues en contact -- Amérique du Sud Langues indiennes d'Amérique -- Amériqu… South America South America -- Languages Variation linguistique