Author: Nicole Kruspe
Published Date: 31 May 2004
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Language: English
Format: Hardback| 520 pages
ISBN10: 0521814979
Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
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[Review of the book A grammar of Semelai by Nicole Kruspe] two reasons to rejoice with the publication of Kruspe s grammar of Semelai, an Aslian (Mon-Khmer, Austroasiatic) la nguage of peninsular Malaysia. First, the book adds to the library s A-list Semelai is an Austroasiatic language spoken in the Malay Peninsula. It belongs to the Southern branch of the Aslian language subgrouping. The Semelai reside predominantly around the Bera, Serting and associated river systems in the states of Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Johor. 1. Semelai 2. Phonology and phonotactics 3. Morphology 4. Word classes 5. The verb 6. Pronouns: personal, ignorative, and demonstrative 7. The noun phrase This volume comprises the first comprehensive grammar of a language from the Aslian subgroup, within the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic family. Spoken by approximately 4,000 people in the lowland forests of the Malay Peninsula, Semelai has many distinctive features of An inverse relation between expressiveness and grammatical integration: On the morphosyntactic typology of ideophones, with special reference to Japanese 1 - Volume 53 Issue 3 - Semelai wals: Semelai Countries Malaysia [MY] References Details Name Title Any field ca Year Pages Doctype ca Provider da; Glottolog 4.0 edited by Enfield_2006_Review of the book A grammar of (Verlagsversion), 54KB Ergänzendes Material (frei zugänglich) Es sind keine frei zugänglichen Ergänzenden Materialien verfügbar. Zitation Enfield, N. J. (2006). [Review of the book A grammar of Semelai by Nicole Kruspe]. Semelai / Plurality in Independent Personal Pronouns Semelai / Inclusive/Exclusive Distinction in Verbal Inflection Semelai / Inclusive/Exclusive Distinction in Independent Pronouns Aslian languages, of the Mon-Khmer division of Austroasiatic, are not widely known. Most of them are in danger of disappearance, under the encroaching influence of the dominant Malay. This grammar of Semelai, by Nicole Kruspe, is the first comprehensive grammar of an Aslian language. The Semelai reside in the region between Segamat and the Pahang River. The Semelai are classified as so-called "Proto-Malays", one of three categories into which the Orang Asli are officially divided. Actually the Semelai language is an Austroasiatic language, while the other groups classified as "Proto-Malay" speak Austronesian languages. This grammar of Semelai, a revised version of the author s Ph.D. thesis (University of Melbourne, 1999), is the first-ever full-length description of an Aslian language, and Semelai itself has previously been known only through word lists collected fifty to one hundred years ago. A tripartite language is a language that treats the agent of a transitive verb, the patient of a transitive verb, and the single argument of an intransitive verb each in different ways. This contrasts with nominative accusative and ergative absolutive languages. A Grammar of Semelai Split ergativity is a term used by comparative linguists to refer to languages where some constructions use ergative syntax and morphology, but other constructions show another pattern, usually nominative-accusative. The conditions in which ergative constructions are used varies from language to language. About this Book. This volume comprises the first comprehensive grammar of a language from the Aslian subgroup, within the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic family. Spoken by approximately 4,000 people in the lowland forests of the Malay Peninsula, Semelai has many distinctive features of interest to linguistic typologists Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for A Grammar of Semelai (Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions) at Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Buy A Grammar of Semelai (Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions) Reissue by Nicole Kruspe (ISBN: 9780521144995) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. author Kruspe, Nicole LU organization. General Linguistics publishing date 2004 type Book/Report publication status published subject. General Language Studies and Linguistics; in Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions pages
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