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The volume is a major grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY). It is the culmination of the author's linguistic studies done in Alaska and elsewhere since around
Variations on Polysynthesis
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This work is comprised of a set of papers focussing on the extreme polysynthetic nature of the Eskaleut languages which are spoken over the vast area stretching
The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis
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Authors: Michael Fortescue
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This handbook offers an extensive crosslinguistic and cross-theoretical survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express
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This book presents a state-of-the-art cross-linguistic survey of applicative constructions in the functional-typological tradition. An introductory section sets
Constituency and convergence in the Americas
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This volume brings together studies on morphosyntactic and phonological constituency from a host of languages across the Americas. The study expands on previous