A Grammar of Mapuche

$238.00

ISBN: 9783110195583
Dewey: 498.72
LCC Number: PM5463
Author: C J M a Smeets
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Pages: 587
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Description

Mapuche is the language of the Mapuche (or Araucanians)| the indigenous inhabitants of central Chile. It is spoken by about 400|000 people in Chile and 40|000 in Argentina. The relationship with other Amerindian languages has not yet been established. Mapuche is a highly agglutinative language with a complex verbal morphology. This book offers a comprehensive and detailed description of the Mapuche language. It contains a grammar (phonology| morphology and syntax)| a collection of texts (stories| conversations and songs) and a Mapuche-English dictionary. The abundance of examples both in the grammar and the dictionary makes for a lively description of the language which will be of interest not only to those who practice Amerindian linguistics but also to those interested in language theory and language typology.

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Weight 2.38 lbs
Dimensions 9.21 × 6.14 × 1.31 in
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