Variations on polysynthesis: the Eskaleut languages

This work is comprised of a set of papers focussing on the extreme polysynthetic nature of the Eskaleut languages which are spoken over the vast area stretching from Far Eastern Siberia, on through the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and Canada, as far as Greenland. The aim of the book is to situate the E...

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Körperschaft: International Congress of Inuit Studies Paris (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Mahieu, Marc-Antoine 1979- (HerausgeberIn), Tersis, Nicole 19XX- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch Tagungsbericht E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2009]
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Schriftenreihe:Typological studies in language 86
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.86
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.86
Zusammenfassung:This work is comprised of a set of papers focussing on the extreme polysynthetic nature of the Eskaleut languages which are spoken over the vast area stretching from Far Eastern Siberia, on through the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and Canada, as far as Greenland. The aim of the book is to situate the Eskaleut languages typologically in general linguistic terms, particularly with regard to polysynthesis. The degree of variation from more to less polysynthesis is evaluated within Eskaleut (Inuit-Yupik vs. Aleut), even in previously insufficiently explored domains such as pragmatics and use in context – including language contact and learning situations – and over typologically related language families such as Athabascan, Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Iroquoian, Uralic, and Wakashan.
Beschreibung:"This work ... contains the proceedings of the Linguistics Session of the 15th International Congress of Inuit Studies which was held in Paris in October 2006 at the Quai Branly Museum" - aus dem Vorwort
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 312 Seiten)
ISBN:9789027289377
9027289379
DOI:10.1075/tsl.86