Publications
Publication details [#45368]
Nelson, Diane and Ida Toivonen, eds. 2007. Saami Linguistics. (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 288). John Benjamins. viii+321 pp.
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
The papers in this volume describe and analyze an array of intriguing linguistic phenomena as they occur in the Saami languages, ranging from etymological nativization of loanwords to the formation of deadjectival and denominal verbs. Saami displays a number of characteristics that are unusual from a cross-linguistic perspective, including partial agreement on verbs, a three-way quantity distinction in consonants and spectacular consonant gradation. The eight papers presented here approach these and other issues from diverse theoretical perspectives in morphology, phonology, and syntax. The volume includes an extensive research bibliography which will be helpful for anyone interested in Saami linguistics.