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Peer reviewedCorbett, Greville G.; Mithun, Marianne – Journal of Linguistics, 1996
This article discusses how constructing a typology of number systems is complicated by the existence of associative forms and why this problem arises. Data from Central Pomo and Central Alaskan Yupik demonstrate how this problem can be resolved. (18 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Eskimo Aleut Languages, Language Typology, Nouns, Number Systems
Peer reviewedFortescue, Michael – Journal of Linguistics, 1993
Although Eskimo languages are commonly characterized as displaying rather "free" word order compared to major western European languages, West Greenlandic (WG) has a clearly dominant, pragmatically neutral ordering pattern. It is argued that WG behaves more like Slavic languages. (Contains 36 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Foreign Countries
