Boekdetails
Formaat
Kindle
Pagina's
369
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
Jan 1, 1987
Uitgever
John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN-10
9027282110
ISBN-13
9789027282118
Beschrijving
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.