Desmond C. Derbyshire
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Desmond C. Derbyshire was a linguist known for his influential descriptive and typological work on Amazonian languages, particularly the Hixkaryana language.
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| Desmond C. Derbyshire canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
linguist
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person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
descriptive grammar
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linguistic typology ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
documentation of endangered Amazonian languages
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typological databases through work on Hixkaryana ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Amazonian languages
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descriptive linguistics ⓘ linguistics ⓘ typological linguistics ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on Amazonian language typology
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studies of basic word order in the world’s languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
descriptive work on Amazonian languages
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typological work on Amazonian languages ⓘ work on the Hixkaryana language ⓘ |
| languageFamilyFocus | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed fieldwork-based description of Hixkaryana ⓘ |
| notableWork | descriptive grammar of Hixkaryana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfResearch | Hixkaryana GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Amazon region ⓘ |
| researchArea |
clause structure
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ergativity ⓘ language typology ⓘ morphosyntax of Amazonian languages ⓘ word order typology ⓘ |
| studied |
Hixkaryana language
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languages of the Amazon basin ⓘ |
| workedIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Hixkaryana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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