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A Grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia

A Grammar of Tariana, from Northwest Amazonia

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Series: Cambridge Grammatical Descriptions

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ISBN10: 0521028868
ISBN13: 9780521028868
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 2 2006
Pages: 732
Weight: 2.52
Height: 1.46 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
The speakers of Tariana, an endangered Arawak language from the northwest Amazonian jungle, traditionally marry someone speaking a different language; therefore, most are fluent in five or six languages. This comprehensive grammar reveals how Tariana combines its own features with those borrowed from neighboring languages because of the rampant multilingualism. The language has many unusual properties, making this grammar a valuable sourcebook for linguists and others interested in natural languages.

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