Topic and Discourse Structure in West Greenlandic Agreement Constructions

Berge, Anna

ISBN 10: 0803216459 / ISBN 13: 9780803216457

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 2011

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A detailed study of West Greenlandic Eskimo, examining the effect that the role of a speaker has on syntactic structures. Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 2JNB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771. . 2011. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Topic and Discourse Structure in West Greenlandic Agreement Constructions
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803216459
• ISBN 13: 9780803216457
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

West Greenlandic Eskimo, a part of the Eskimo-Aleut language family spoken all across the Arctic, is primarily found among the Native peoples of central west Greenland. In this highly nuanced study of West Greenlandic, linguist Anna Berge examines how the speaker’s role affects syntactic structures within discourse. Also included are transcripts of conversations with fluent Native speakers, providing a practical context in which to examine these grammatical questions.

 

This study was the winner of the prestigious Mary R. Haas Award, presented annually by the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, the highest award given in the study of Native languages.

About the Author

Anna Berge is an associate professor of linguistics in the Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is the coauthor of Niigugis Mataliin Tunuxtazangis/How the Atkans Talk: A Conversational Grammar.