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The Origin of Cheyenne Pitch Accent
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Frantz, Donald G. – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1972
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Intonation, Language Patterns
Some Eastern Jamiltepec Mixtec Phrase Constructions
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Pensinger, Brenda; Lyman, Larry – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1975
Examines single centered, multicentered, and noncentered phrases in a tagmemic framework. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Phrase Structure
Toward a Manual of Papago Grammar: Some Phonological Terms
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Alverez, Albert; Hale, Kenneth – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1970
Work supported by a National Institutes of Mental Health Grant. (DD)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Guides, Methods
Cupeno Lexicalization and Language History
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Hill, Jane H. – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1972
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Deep Structure, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Acquisition
Nass-Gitksan: An Analytical Ergative Syntax
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Rigsby, Bruce – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1975
This article discusses Nass-Gitksan, a native language of northern British Columbia. The basic syntactic structures of the language are presented, along with arguments to show that Nass-Gitskan is an ergative language both at the deep and the surface syntactic levels. (CLK)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Linguistic Theory
Subject and Word Order in Wappo
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Li, Charles N.; And Others – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1977
A brief typological sketch of Wappo syntax is presented as well as a detailed presentation of one particular typological characteristic, "subjecthood." An explanation for the unusual surface coding of subjects in Wappo is given. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Language Classification, Language Patterns, Language Typology