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SLCS 13 Eb
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9789027282118
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86017518
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SLCS
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0165-7763
Studies in Language Companion Series
13
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Structures and their Functions in Usan
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slcs.13
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https://benjamins.com
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https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.13
1
A01
Ger P. Reesink
Reesink, Ger P.
Ger P.
Reesink
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eng
387
xviii
369
LAN009000
v.2006
CF
2
24
JB Subject Scheme
LIN.FUNCT
Functional linguistics
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JB Subject Scheme
LIN.TRANSNG
Languages of Trans-New Guinea
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JB Subject Scheme
LIN.PRAG
Pragmatics
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LIN.THEOR
Theoretical linguistics
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Usan is a Papuan language. In this monograph on the grammatical structures of Usan and their function the author shows the unique features of this language: how speakers can exploit certain principles for communicative purposes, how the language reflects their physical environment. Uniqueness can only be shown in the context of communality with other languages. This monograph offers numerous occasions to observe similarities and differences between Usan and other language, those that can be called Papuan in particular.
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Abbreviations and spelling conventions
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Miscellaneous
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Learning Usan
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Maps
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3.9. Affixation
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4 Predication
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4.1 Order of constituents
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5.0 Introduction
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6 Subordination
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6.7 Subordination compared with coordination
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6.8 Beyond the sentence
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7 Sentential modes
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7.3 Imperatives
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8 Organization of information
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Miscellaneous
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Appendix: Text material
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slcs.13.59the
338
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Miscellaneous
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The story about the moon
The
story about the moon
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slcs.13.60the
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Miscellaneous
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The story about the sky
The
story about the sky
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Miscellaneous
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References
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slcs.13.62ind
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Miscellaneous
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Index of names
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Index of languages
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Structures and their Functions in Usan
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https://benjamins.com
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https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.13
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Ger P. Reesink
Reesink, Ger P.
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387
xviii
369
LAN009000
v.2006
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2
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Functional linguistics
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LIN.TRANSNG
Languages of Trans-New Guinea
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Pragmatics
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Theoretical linguistics
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Usan is a Papuan language. In this monograph on the grammatical structures of Usan and their function the author shows the unique features of this language: how speakers can exploit certain principles for communicative purposes, how the language reflects their physical environment. Uniqueness can only be shown in the context of communality with other languages. This monograph offers numerous occasions to observe similarities and differences between Usan and other language, those that can be called Papuan in particular.
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Learning Usan
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Miscellaneous
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Maps
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4.5 Sentence types
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Chapter
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5 Coordination and switch-reference
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Subsection
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5.0 Introduction
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5.1 Coordination of terms
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6 Subordination
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Miscellaneous
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Appendix: Text material
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slcs.13.59the
338
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Miscellaneous
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The story about the moon
The
story about the moon
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JB code
slcs.13.60the
354
1
Miscellaneous
60
01
The story about the sky
The
story about the sky
10
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JB code
slcs.13.61ref
360
1
Miscellaneous
61
01
References
10
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JB code
slcs.13.62ind
367
1
Miscellaneous
62
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Index of names
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JB code
slcs.13.63ind
369
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Miscellaneous
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Index of languages
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