A Grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia
The speakers of Tariana, an endangered Arawak language from the northwest Amazonian jungle, traditionally marry someone speaking a different language; therefore, most are fluent in five or six languages. This comprehensive grammar reveals how Tariana combines its own features with those borrowed...
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The speakers of Tariana, an endangered Arawak language from the northwest Amazonian jungle, traditionally marry someone speaking a different language; therefore, most are fluent in five or six languages. This comprehensive grammar reveals how Tariana combines its own features with those borrowed from neighboring languages because of the rampant multilingualism. The language has many unusual properties, making this grammar a valuable sourcebook for linguists and others interested in natural languages.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780521826648 (0521826640)
ASIN: 521826640
Publish date: September 29th 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 730
Edition language: English
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