Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
369
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1987
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN-10
9027282110
ISBN-13
9789027282118
Description
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.