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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
Bergsland, Knut – 1997
The aim of this grammar is to analyze in some detail the mechanisms of the Aleut language as represented by older speakers and by earlier sources, and is intended for both students of Aleut and linguists in general. An introductory chapter gives background on the language's history, linguistic documentation, Aleut dialects, and outside influences.…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects
