Amazonian linguistics : studies in lowland South American languages

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Amazonian linguistics : studies in lowland South American languages

edited by Doris L. Payne

(Texas linguistics series)

University of Texas Press, 1990

1st ed

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"Selected papers from the Working Conference on Amazonian Languages held at the University of Oregon in August 1987"--Pref

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Description

Lowland South American languages have been among the least studied ln the world. Consequently, their previous contribution to linguistic theory and language universals has been small. However, as this volume demonstrates, tremendous diversity and significance are found in the languages of this region. These nineteen essays, originally presented at a conference on Amazonian languages held at the University of Oregon, offer new information on the Tupian, Cariban, Jivaroan, Nambiquaran, Arawakan, Tucanoan, and Makuan languages and new analyses of previously recalcitrant Tupi-Guarani verb agreement systems. The studies are descriptive, but typological and theoretical implications are consistently considered. Authors invariably indicate where previous claims must be adjusted based on the new information presented. This is true in the areas of nonlinear phonological theory, verb agreement systems and ergativity, grammatical relations and incorporation, and the uniqueness of Amazonian noun classification systems. The studies also contribute to the now extensive interest in grammatical change.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Contributors Introduction (Doris L. Payne) I. Historical and Comparative Studies Language History in South America: What We Know and How to Know More (Terrence Kaufman) Some Widespread Grammatical Forms in South American Languages (David L. Payne) Valence-Changing Affixes in Maipuran Arawakan Languages (Mary Ruth Wise) Cross-Referencing Changes in Some Tupi-Guarani Languages (Cheryl Jensen) II. Stress and Pitch-Accent Systems Accent in Aguaruna (David L. Payne) Asheninca Stress Patterns (Judith Payne) III. Morphological Studies Morphological Characteristics of Lowland South American Languages (Doris L. Payne) Noun Classification Systems of Amazonian Languages (Desmond C. Derbyshire and Doris L. Payne) Classifiers in Tuyuca (Janet Barnes) Chiriguano and Guarayo Word Formation (Wolf Dietrich) Incorporation in Nadeb (E. M. Helen Weir) IV. Transitivity and Grammatical Relations Kamaiura (Tupi-Guarani) as an Active-Stative Language (Lucy Seki) You and I = Neither You nor I: The Personal System of Tupinamba (Tupi-Guarani) (Aryon D. Rodrigues) Ergativity and Nominativity in Kuikuro and Other Carib Languages (Bruna Franchetto) Transitivity and Ergativity in Panare (Thomas E. Payne) V. Morphosyntax in Its Wider Context The Positioning of Non-pronominal Clitics and Particles in Lowland South American Languages (Robert A. Dooley) The Non-modal Particles of the Carib Language of Surinam and Their Influence on Constituent Order (Berend J. Hoff) Cause and Reason in Nambiquara (Ivan Lowe )

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