{"product_id":"amazonian-linguistics-9780292723641","title":"Amazonian Linguistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNineteen essays on lowland South American languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazonian Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e is well edited, well produced, and full of rare and extremely interesting material on languages from several families (Tupí-Guaraní, Maku, Cariban, Nambikuara, Tukanoan, and Maipuran Arawakan), including studies on typology, phonology, historical-comparative issues, morphology, and discourse.... This book is not just linguistics. For reasons that are too sad to dwell on, it is also a part of history. * Language *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction (Doris L. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. Historical and Comparative Studies \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage History in South America: What We Know and How to Know More (Terrence Kaufman)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Widespread Grammatical Forms in South American Languages (David L. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValence-Changing Affixes in Maipuran Arawakan Languages (Mary Ruth Wise)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-Referencing Changes in Some Tupí-Guaraní Languages (Cheryl Jensen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. Stress and Pitch-Accent Systems \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccent in Aguaruna (David L. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsheninca Stress Patterns (Judith Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. Morphological Studies \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorphological Characteristics of Lowland South American Languages (Doris L. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoun Classification Systems of Amazonian Languages (Desmond C. Derbyshire and Doris L. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassifiers in Tuyuca (Janet Barnes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiriguano and Guarayo Word Formation (Wolf Dietrich)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporation in Nadëb (E. M. Helen Weir)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIV. Transitivity and Grammatical Relations \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKamaiurá (Tupí-Guaraní) as an Active-Stative Language (Lucy Seki)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou and I = Neither You nor I: The Personal System of Tupinambá (Tupí-Guaraní) (Aryon D. Rodrigues)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErgativity and Nominativity in Kuikúro and Other Carib Languages (Bruna Franchetto)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransitivity and Ergativity in Panare (Thomas E. Payne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV. Morphosyntax in Its Wider Context \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Positioning of Non-pronominal Clitics and Particles in Lowland South American Languages (Robert A. Dooley)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Non-modal Particles of the Carib Language of Surinam and Their Influence on Constituent Order (Berend J. Hoff)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCause and Reason in Nambiquara (Ivan Lowe )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400858640727,"sku":"9780292723641","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292723641.jpg?v=1730471764","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/amazonian-linguistics-9780292723641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}