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Daniels, Don. Grammatical reconstruction: the Sogeram languages of New Guinea / Don Daniels. — 1 online resource (XII, 344 pages). — (Studies in Language Change [SLC]). — In English. — <URL:http://elib.fa.ru/ebsco/2401558.pdf>.

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Subject: Papuan languages.; Historical linguistics.; Papuan languages — Syntax.; Langues papoues.; Linguistique historique.; Langues papoues — Syntaxe.; Livres numériques.; historical linguistics.; e-books.; Electronic books.; Historical linguistics.; Papuan languages.

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There is still widespread disagreement among historical linguists about how, or whether, syntactic reconstruction can be done. This book presents a comprehensive methodology for syntactic reconstruction, grounded in a constructional understanding of language. The author then uses that methodology to reconstruct Proto-Sogeram, the ancestor to ten languages in Papua New Guinea. Chapters are devoted to phonology, lexicon, verbal morphosyntax, nominal morphosyntax, and syntactic constructions. The work culminates in a sketch of Proto-Sogeram grammar. Based largely on the author's original fieldwork, this is an innovative application of a novel methodology to new data, and the most complete reconstruction of a Papuan proto-language to date. It will be of interest to scholars of language change, language reconstruction, typology, and Papuan languages.

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Table of Contents

  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Methodology
  • Chapter 3. Phonology
  • Chapter 4. Verbs and Verb Morphology
  • Chapter 5. Nominal Morphology
  • Chapter 6. Syntactic Constructions
  • Chapter 7. Lexical Reconstructions
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

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