The book is the first substantial description of Tundra Nenets, a highly endangered Uralic language spoken in Western Siberia and the north of European Russia, destined for the international linguistic community. Its purpose is to provide a thorough documentation of all of the major grammatical phenomena in the language. The grammar particularly emphasizes the description of syntax, because this has traditionally been a very neglected area of Nenets studies. Many syntactic aspects have not received a systematic treatment in the existing literature or have not been addressed at all. Since the existing works are not easily available, incomplete, or idiosyncratically presented, Tundra Nenets syntax has played little or no role in the considerations of modern linguists, whether more descriptively or theoretically inclined. The book is largely descriptive: it is not intended to address theoretical questions per se and the description is not meant to be formulated within a particular framework. However, it identifies and discusses issues which are of broad typological and theoretical interest. The description is richly exemplified. Most of the cited examples are the result of fieldwork conducted by the in various locations. They are sentences produced by native speakers either spontaneously or elicited in response to questions posed in Russian. Other examples are excerpts from original texts.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-3-11-032064-0 (9783110320640)
DOI
http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110320640
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 - Acknowledgments [Seite 5]
2 - Table of contents [Seite 7]
3 - Abbreviations [Seite 15]
4 - 1. Introduction [Seite 17]
4.1 - 1. Tundra Nenets language [Seite 17]
4.1.1 - 1.1 Genetic affiliation [Seite 17]
4.1.2 - 1.2 Geographical location [Seite 18]
4.1.3 - 1.3 Dialects [Seite 20]
4.1.4 - 1.4 The number of speakers [Seite 21]
4.1.5 - 1.5 The functions of the language [Seite 23]
4.1.6 - 1.6 Basic typological profile [Seite 24]
4.1.7 - 1.7 Brief overview of previous studies [Seite 26]
4.2 - 2. About this grammar [Seite 27]
4.2.1 - 2.1 The structure [Seite 28]
4.2.2 - 2.2 The data [Seite 29]
4.2.3 - 2.3 The transcription [Seite 30]
4.2.4 - 2.4 Glossing and translational conventions [Seite 31]
5 - 2. Phonology [Seite 33]
5.1 - 1. Phonemic inventory [Seite 33]
5.1.1 - 1.1 Vowels [Seite 34]
5.1.2 - 1.2 Consonants [Seite 36]
5.2 - 2. Phonological processes [Seite 36]
5.2.1 - 2.1 Postlexical alternations [Seite 36]
5.2.2 - 2.2 Alternations sensitive to morphology [Seite 37]
5.2.2.1 - 2.2.1 Phonologically conditioned processes [Seite 37]
5.2.2.2 - 2.2.2 Lexically conditioned processes [Seite 38]
5.3 - 3. Stem types [Seite 38]
5.3.1 - 3.1 Primary stems [Seite 39]
5.3.1.1 - 3.1.1 Consonant-final stems [Seite 39]
5.3.1.2 - 3.1.2 Vowel-final stems [Seite 40]
5.3.1.3 - 3.1.3 Irregular stems [Seite 40]
5.3.2 - 3.2 Secondary stems [Seite 41]
5.3.2.1 - 3.2.1 Accusative plural stem [Seite 41]
5.3.2.2 - 3.2.2 General finite stem [Seite 42]
5.3.2.3 - 3.2.3 Reflexive stem [Seite 43]
5.4 - 4. Remarks on prosodic structure [Seite 43]
5.4.1 - 4.1 Syllables [Seite 43]
5.4.2 - 4.2 Stress assignment [Seite 44]
6 - 3. Grammatical classes [Seite 45]
6.1 - 1. Nouns [Seite 45]
6.1.1 - 1.1 Morphosyntactic properties [Seite 45]
6.1.2 - 1.2 Nominal derivation [Seite 46]
6.1.3 - 1.3 Nominal mixed categories [Seite 48]
6.1.3.1 - 1.3.1 Adjectival forms of nouns [Seite 48]
6.1.3.2 - 1.3.2 Verbal forms of nouns [Seite 52]
6.1.3.3 - 1.3.3 Adverbial forms of nouns [Seite 53]
6.2 - 2. Adjectives [Seite 57]
6.2.1 - 2.1 Morphosyntactic properties [Seite 57]
6.2.2 - 2.2 Adjectival derivation [Seite 59]
6.3 - 3. Verbs [Seite 60]
6.3.1 - 3.1 Morphosyntactic properties [Seite 60]
6.3.2 - 3.2 Deverbal derivation: aspectual classes [Seite 61]
6.3.3 - 3.3 Denominal derivation [Seite 62]
6.4 - 4. Pronominals [Seite 63]
6.5 - 5. Adverbs [Seite 66]
6.6 - 6. Postpositions [Seite 67]
6.7 - 7. Numerals [Seite 68]
6.8 - 8. Conjunctions and particles [Seite 69]
6.9 - 9. Interjections [Seite 72]
7 - 4. Nominal inflection [Seite 73]
7.1 - 1. Number [Seite 73]
7.1.1 - 1.1 Dual [Seite 73]
7.1.2 - 1.2 Plural [Seite 75]
7.2 - 2. Case [Seite 76]
7.2.1 - 2.1 Nominative [Seite 76]
7.2.2 - 2.2 Accusative [Seite 77]
7.2.3 - 2.3 Genitive [Seite 77]
7.2.4 - 2.4 Dative [Seite 78]
7.2.5 - 2.5 Locative [Seite 79]
7.2.6 - 2.6 Ablative [Seite 80]
7.2.7 - 2.7 Prolative [Seite 81]
7.3 - 3. Possessive morphology [Seite 82]
7.3.1 - 3.1 Form [Seite 82]
7.3.2 - 3.2 Function [Seite 84]
7.4 - 4. Predestinative [Seite 88]
7.4.1 - 4.1 Nominative predestinative [Seite 89]
7.4.2 - 4.2 Accusative predestinative [Seite 90]
7.4.3 - 4.3 Genitive predestinative [Seite 91]
7.5 - 5. Predicative forms of nouns [Seite 92]
8 - 5. Verbal inflection [Seite 94]
8.1 - 1. Agreement [Seite 94]
8.1.1 - 1.1 Subject agreement [Seite 94]
8.1.2 - 1.2 Object agreement [Seite 95]
8.2 - 2. Tense in the indicative [Seite 96]
8.2.1 - 2.1 Present [Seite 96]
8.2.2 - 2.2 Past [Seite 97]
8.2.3 - 2.3 Future [Seite 98]
8.2.4 - 2.4 Habitual [Seite 99]
8.2.5 - 2.5 Future-in-the-past [Seite 100]
8.3 - 3. Mood [Seite 101]
8.3.1 - 3.1 Imperative [Seite 101]
8.3.2 - 3.2 Hortative [Seite 102]
8.3.3 - 3.3 Jussive [Seite 103]
8.3.4 - 3.4 Subjunctive [Seite 104]
8.3.5 - 3.5 Apprehensive [Seite 106]
8.3.6 - 3.6 Necessitative [Seite 107]
8.3.7 - 3.7 Potential [Seite 108]
8.3.8 - 3.8 Inferential [Seite 109]
8.3.9 - 3.9 Reportative [Seite 112]
8.3.10 - 3.10 Interrogative [Seite 113]
8.3.11 - 3.11 Dubitative [Seite 114]
8.3.12 - 3.12 Probabilitative [Seite 115]
8.3.13 - 3.13 Approximative [Seite 117]
8.3.14 - 3.14 Reputative [Seite 120]
8.3.15 - 3.15 Debitive [Seite 121]
8.4 - 4. Non-finite forms [Seite 122]
8.4.1 - 4.1 Participles [Seite 123]
8.4.2 - 4.2 Action nominal [Seite 124]
8.4.3 - 4.3 Converbs [Seite 126]
8.4.4 - 4.4 The conditional [Seite 126]
8.4.5 - 4.5 The auditive [Seite 129]
8.4.6 - 4.6 The connegative [Seite 131]
9 - 6. Clitics and multi-based affixes [Seite 132]
9.1 - 1. Clitics [Seite 132]
9.1.1 - 1.1 Exclamative =n'uq [Seite 133]
9.1.2 - 1.2 Focus =(. [Seite 1.2 Focus =(.]
o)w°/=ey° - 134 [Seite 134]
9.1.3 - 1.3 Assertive =ma [Seite 136]
9.1.4 - 1.4 Affirmative =m°h [Seite 137]
9.1.5 - 1.5 Emphatic =d'iq [Seite 139]
9.2 - 2. Multi-based affixes [Seite 139]
9.2.1 - 2.1 Limitative [Seite 140]
9.2.2 - 2.2 Focus [Seite 144]
9.2.3 - 2.3 Affirmative [Seite 145]
9.2.4 - 2.4 Emphatic [Seite 148]
9.2.5 - 2.5 Comparative [Seite 149]
9.2.6 - 2.6 Polar [Seite 150]
9.2.7 - 2.7 Moderative [Seite 151]
9.2.8 - 2.8 Diminutive [Seite 152]
9.2.9 - 2.9 Pejorative [Seite 153]
9.2.10 - 2.10 Augmentative [Seite 154]
9.2.11 - 2.11 Intensive [Seite 155]
10 - 7. Noun phrases [Seite 157]
10.1 - 1. Determiners [Seite 157]
10.2 - 2. Possessive NPs [Seite 158]
10.2.1 - 2.1 The structure [Seite 158]
10.2.2 - 2.2 The properties of the agreeing possessor [Seite 160]
10.2.3 - 2.3 Predestinative possessive phrases [Seite 166]
10.3 - 3. Attributive modifiers [Seite 167]
10.3.1 - 3.1 Interaction of concord features [Seite 167]
10.3.2 - 3.2 Conditions on possessive concord [Seite 170]
10.3.3 - 3.3 Quantificational adjectives [Seite 172]
10.4 - 4. Quantified NPs [Seite 175]
10.4.1 - 4.1 Universal quantifiers and numerals [Seite 175]
10.4.2 - 4.2 Quantificational nouns [Seite 178]
10.5 - 5. Non-possessive nominal dependents [Seite 181]
10.5.1 - 5.1 Attributive nominative [Seite 181]
10.5.2 - 5.2 Non-possessive genitive [Seite 183]
10.5.3 - 5.3 Oblique forms of nouns [Seite 184]
10.5.4 - 5.4 Deverbal nouns [Seite 184]
10.6 - 6. Apposition [Seite 187]
10.7 - 7. Constituent order [Seite 187]
11 - 8. Adjectival, postpositional and adverbial phrases [Seite 190]
11.1 - 1. Adverbial and adjectival phrases [Seite 190]
11.1.1 - 1.1 Comparative and superlative constructions [Seite 190]
11.1.2 - 1.2 Degree adverbs [Seite 192]
11.1.3 - 1.3 Transitive adjectives [Seite 193]
11.1.4 - 1.4 Agreeing adverbs [Seite 194]
11.1.4.1 - 1.4.1 Agentive agreeing adverbs [Seite 194]
11.1.4.2 - 1.4.2 Non-agentive agreeing adverbs [Seite 196]
11.1.4.3 - 1.4.3 NP-internal agreeing adverbs [Seite 198]
11.1.4.4 - 1.4.4 Intensifiers [Seite 199]
11.1.5 - 1.5 Predicative adverbs [Seite 202]
11.2 - 2. Postpositional phrases [Seite 204]
11.2.1 - 2.1 Basic structure [Seite 204]
11.2.2 - 2.2 Postpositional phrases as periphrastic cases [Seite 205]
12 - 9. Basic syntax of simple clauses [Seite 210]
12.1 - 1. Grammatical functions in active clauses [Seite 210]
12.1.1 - 1.1 Subject [Seite 210]
12.1.1.1 - 1.1.1 Coding properties [Seite 210]
12.1.1.2 - 1.1.2 Behavioural properties [Seite 212]
12.1.1.3 - 1.1.3 Non-canonical subjects [Seite 216]
12.1.2 - 1.2 Direct object [Seite 217]
12.1.2.1 - 1.2.1 Accusative objects [Seite 218]
12.1.2.2 - 1.2.2 Predestinative objects [Seite 226]
12.1.3 - 1.3 Oblique grammatical functions [Seite 228]
12.2 - 2. Constituent order [Seite 229]
12.2.1 - 2.1 Affirmative clauses [Seite 229]
12.2.2 - 2.2 Constituent order in negative constructions [Seite 233]
12.2.3 - 2.3 Dislocated constituents [Seite 235]
13 - 10. Valence patterns and alternations [Seite 240]
13.1 - 1. One-place predicates [Seite 240]
13.1.1 - 1.1 Inflectional classes of intransitive verbs [Seite 240]
13.1.2 - 1.2 Derived intransitives [Seite 242]
13.1.3 - 1.3 Weather predicates [Seite 243]
13.2 - 2. Two-place predicates [Seite 245]
13.2.1 - 2.1 Accusative objects [Seite 246]
13.2.2 - 2.2 Oblique objects [Seite 248]
13.2.3 - 2.3 Genitive objects [Seite 250]
13.3 - 3. Three-place patterns [Seite 250]
13.3.1 - 3.1 Accusative and dative [Seite 250]
13.3.2 - 3.2 Accusative and locative [Seite 252]
13.3.3 - 3.3 Accusative and other cases [Seite 253]
13.4 - 4. Passive [Seite 255]
13.4.1 - 4.1 The structure and meaning of the passive construction [Seite 255]
13.4.2 - 4.2 Grammatical functions [Seite 261]
13.4.3 - 4.3 Impersonal passive [Seite 264]
14 - 11. Non-verbal predicates [Seite 266]
14.1 - 1. Existential constructions [Seite 266]
14.2 - 2. Identificational constructions [Seite 268]
14.2.1 - 2.1 Attributive forms as predicates [Seite 268]
14.2.2 - 2.2 Nominative nouns as predicates [Seite 270]
14.2.3 - 2.3 Pronouns and quantifiers as predicates [Seite 273]
14.2.4 - 2.4 Non-finite verbal forms as predicates [Seite 274]
14.2.5 - 2.5 Oblique forms of nouns as predicates [Seite 276]
14.3 - 3. Locational constructions [Seite 279]
15 - 12. Non-declarative clause types and negation [Seite 281]
15.1 - 1. Interrogatives [Seite 281]
15.1.1 - 1.1 Wh-questions [Seite 281]
15.1.2 - 1.2 Yes-no questions [Seite 283]
15.1.3 - 1.3 Alternative and deliberative questions [Seite 283]
15.2 - 2. Directives [Seite 285]
15.3 - 3. Exclamatives and addresses [Seite 286]
15.4 - 4. Negations [Seite 288]
15.4.1 - 4.1 Negation of finite clauses [Seite 288]
15.4.2 - 4.2 Negation of non-verbal predicates [Seite 290]
15.4.3 - 4.3 Negative polarity items [Seite 293]
15.4.4 - 4.4 Constituent vs. clausal negation [Seite 294]
15.4.5 - 4.5 Marginal negative auxiliaries [Seite 296]
16 - 13. Overview of dependent clauses [Seite 299]
16.1 - 1. Finite dependent clauses [Seite 299]
16.2 - 2. Non-finite dependent clauses [Seite 301]
16.2.1 - 2.1 The coding of the arguments [Seite 302]
16.2.2 - 2.2 The clausal status [Seite 306]
16.2.3 - 2.3 The position of non-finite clauses [Seite 310]
16.2.4 - 2.4 Constituent order in non-finite clauses [Seite 317]
16.2.5 - 2.5 Negation in non-finite clauses [Seite 318]
16.3 - 3. Questions in complex sentences [Seite 321]
16.3.1 - 3.1 Embedded questions [Seite 321]
16.3.2 - 3.2 Questions out of embedded clauses [Seite 324]
17 - 14. Relative clauses [Seite 331]
17.1 - 1. The participial strategy [Seite 331]
17.1.1 - 1.1 Structure [Seite 331]
17.1.2 - 1.2 Accessibility to relativization [Seite 333]
17.2 - 2. The non-participial strategy [Seite 338]
17.2.1 - 2.1 Structure [Seite 338]
17.2.2 - 2.2 Accessibility to relativization [Seite 339]
17.3 - 3. Resumptive strategy [Seite 344]
17.4 - 4. Relativization out of embedded clauses [Seite 346]
17.5 - 5. Copular relative clauses [Seite 352]
17.5.1 - 5.1 Proprietive relative construction [Seite 352]
17.5.2 - 5.2 Attributive forms as predicates [Seite 354]
18 - 15. Complement clauses [Seite 357]
18.1 - 1. Sentential subjects [Seite 357]
18.1.1 - 1.1 Impersonal constructions [Seite 357]
18.1.2 - 1.2 Personal constructions [Seite 360]
18.2 - 2. Sentential objects [Seite 361]
18.2.1 - 2.1 Subject control constructions [Seite 362]
18.2.1.1 - 2.1.1 Action nominal [Seite 362]
18.2.1.2 - 2.1.2 Converbs [Seite 364]
18.2.2 - 2.2 Object control constructions [Seite 368]
18.2.2.1 - 2.2.1 Action nominal and participles [Seite 368]
18.2.2.2 - 2.2.2 Converbs [Seite 369]
18.2.3 - 2.3 Non-controlled clauses [Seite 372]
18.2.3.1 - 2.3.1 Accusative action nominal [Seite 372]
18.2.3.2 - 2.3.2 Action nominal in oblique cases [Seite 374]
18.3 - 3. Clausal complements of nouns [Seite 377]
19 - 16. Adverbial clauses [Seite 383]
19.1 - 1. Action nominal clauses [Seite 383]
19.1.1 - 1.1 Action nominal in oblique cases [Seite 383]
19.1.2 - 1.2 Action nominal with postpositions [Seite 385]
19.2 - 2. Converbial clauses [Seite 388]
19.2.1 - 2.1 Conditional converbs [Seite 388]
19.2.2 - 2.2 Evasive converbs [Seite 392]
19.2.3 - 2.3 Modal converbs [Seite 393]
19.2.4 - 2.4 Purposive converbs [Seite 398]
19.3 - 3. Participial clauses [Seite 399]
20 - 17. Anaphoric relations [Seite 402]
20.1 - 1. Anaphora in simple clauses [Seite 402]
20.1.1 - 1.1 Pronominals and anaphoric nulls in argument roles [Seite 402]
20.1.2 - 1.2 Possessive pronominals [Seite 405]
20.1.3 - 1.3 Null-headed NPs [Seite 409]
20.1.4 - 1.4 Reflexivization [Seite 410]
20.1.5 - 1.5 Reciprocals [Seite 412]
20.2 - 2. Anaphora in complex sentences [Seite 414]
20.2.1 - 2.1 Null anaphora in dependent clauses [Seite 414]
20.2.2 - 2.2 Reflexives in dependent clauses [Seite 421]
20.2.3 - 2.3 Non-reflexive anaphoric elements in dependent clauses [Seite 423]
20.2.4 - 2.4 Anaphoric elements in main clauses [Seite 425]
20.2.5 - 2.5 Reciprocals in complex sentences [Seite 428]
21 - 18. Coordination [Seite 430]
21.1 - 1. NP coordination [Seite 430]
21.1.1 - 1.1 Juxtaposition [Seite 430]
21.1.2 - 1.2 Conjunctions [Seite 431]
21.1.3 - 1.3 Double duals [Seite 433]
21.1.4 - 1.4 Postpositional strategy [Seite 436]
21.1.5 - 1.5 Converbial strategy [Seite 439]
21.2 - 2. Coordination of other categories [Seite 441]
21.3 - 3. Disjunction [Seite 444]
22 - 19. Texts [Seite 448]
23 - References [Seite 512]
24 - Index [Seite 515]
