A reference grammar for the coast Tsimshian language
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A reference grammar for the coast Tsimshian language

  1. 104 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A reference grammar for the coast Tsimshian language

About this book

A general introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of contemporary Coast Tsimshian. The grammar provided helps explain the practical orthography used, pronunciation and sound changes, word formation, and syntax.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. I. THE ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION
  4. II. THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOUNDS
  5. III. STRESS
  6. IV. SOUND CHANGES - VOWELS
  7. V. SOUND CHANGES - VOWELS AND CONSONANTS
  8. VI. SOUND CHANGES - CONSONANTS
  9. VII. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - REDUPLICATION
  10. VIII. CLASS I IRREGULAR PLURALS
  11. IX. CLASS II REDUPLICATION
  12. X. CLASS III REDUPLICATION
  13. XI . CLASS III IRREGULAR PLURALS
  14. XII. CLASS IV REDUPLICATION
  15. XIII. CLASS V REDUPLICATION
  16. XIV. CLASS V IRREGULAR PLURALS
  17. XV. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - DISTRIBUTIVES
  18. XVI. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - ITERATIVES
  19. XVII. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - INTENSIVES
  20. XVIII. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - ISOMORPHICS
  21. XIX. THE FORMATION OF THE PLURAL - SUPPLETIVES
  22. XX. DERIVATIONAL REDUPLICATION
  23. XX. 5. CVC- derivations with epenthetic vowels
  24. XXI. SOUND CHANGES ACCOMPANYING REDUPLICATION
  25. XXII. GRAMMATICAL SUFFIXES
  26. XXIII. LEXICAL SUFFIXES
  27. XXIV. CARDINAL NUMBERS
  28. XXV. PROCLITICS
  29. XXVI. LOCATIVE PROCLITICS - STATIVE
  30. XXVII. LOCATIVE PROCLITICS - MOTION
  31. XXVIII. ASPECT PROCLITICS
  32. XXIX. MODAL PROCLITICS
  33. XXX. CASE PROCLITICS
  34. XXXI. LEXICAL PROCLITICS
  35. XXXII. COMPOUND WORDS
  36. XXXIII. IDIOMS
  37. XXXIV. THE NOUN PHRASE - NUMERALS
  38. XXXV. DETERMINERS
  39. XXXVI. ADJECTIVES
  40. XXXVII. POSSESSIVES
  41. X XXVIII. POSSESSIVE PRONOMINALS
  42. XXXIV. THE VERB PHRASE
  43. XL. BASIC SENTENCE WORD ORDER
  44. XLI. PRONOMINALS
  45. XLII. INDEPENDENT PRONOUNS
  46. XLIII. THE ERGATIVE ENCLITIC WITH MARKED TEMPORAL DESIGNATIONS
  47. XLIV. SUMMARY OF BASIC SENTENCE TYPES
  48. XLV. TOPICALIZATION OF THE ERGATIVE
  49. XLVI. TOPICALIZATION OF THE ABSOLUTIVE
  50. XLVII. INTERROGATIVES
  51. XLVII. NEGATIVES
  52. XLIX. INTERROGATIVES WITH TOPICAL NOUN PHRASES
  53. L. TAG QUESTIONS
  54. LI. INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS
  55. LII. IMPERATIVES
  56. LIII. VERB COMPLEMENTS
  57. LIV. CONDITIONALS, MODALS, AND COMPLEX SENTENCES