Desmond C. Derbyshire’s grammar of Hixkaryana
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Desmond C. Derbyshire’s grammar of Hixkaryana is a landmark descriptive linguistic work that provides a comprehensive analysis of the Amazonian Cariban language Hixkaryana, noted especially for its documentation of object–verb–subject word order.
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistic description ⓘ reference grammar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | linguistics ⓘ |
| author | Desmond C. Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | fieldwork among Hixkaryana speakers ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
comparative studies within the Cariban family
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understanding of Cariban language structure ⓘ |
| describesFeature |
alignment and case-marking patterns in Hixkaryana
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basic object–verb–subject word order ⓘ clause structure in Hixkaryana ⓘ nominal morphology of Hixkaryana ⓘ pronominal system of Hixkaryana ⓘ subordination and clause combining in Hixkaryana ⓘ verb-final clauses with postverbal subjects ⓘ verbal morphology of Hixkaryana ⓘ word order variation in Hixkaryana ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
morphology of Hixkaryana
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phonology of Hixkaryana ⓘ semantics of Hixkaryana ⓘ syntax of Hixkaryana ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Amazon basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
cross-linguistic studies of OVS languages
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documentation of Amazonian languages ⓘ theory of basic word order universals ⓘ |
| languageDescribed | Hixkaryana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive description of Hixkaryana grammar
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documentation of object–verb–subject word order ⓘ influence on typological studies of word order ⓘ |
| provides |
extensive example sentences from Hixkaryana
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interlinear glossed texts ⓘ paradigms of verbal and nominal inflection ⓘ |
| subdiscipline |
descriptive linguistics
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language documentation ⓘ linguistic typology ⓘ |
| subjectOf | research on basic word order typology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 20th-century Hixkaryana ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amazonianists
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field linguists ⓘ typologists ⓘ |
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