Kankanaey: a Role and Reference Grammar Analysis

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Allen, Janet L.
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152
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2014
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SIL International
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Dallas, Texas
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SIL International Publications in Linguistics 152
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xxv, 402 pages
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Published
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Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Tables
Maps
Preface
Abbreviations

1 Introduction to Kankanaey and to Role and Reference Grammar
1.1 The Kankanaey language in its context
1.2 Role and Reference Grammar—a practical model
1.3 Conclusion

2 The Lexicon and Predicate Formation
2.1 The Kankanaey lexicon
2.2 Predicate formation
2.3 Derived predicates
2.4 Predicates built with numbers
2.5 Existential predicates
2.6 Conclusion

3.1 Reference Phrase structure
3.2 Operators in the Reference Phrase
3.3 Complex Reference Phrase constructions
3.4 Affixed roots in the Reference Phrase nucleus
3.5 Reference Phrase as predicate
3.6 The anaphor siya

4 Simple Clauses
4.1 Simple clause structure
4.2 Modifiers in the clause

5 Complex Clauses and Sentences
5.1 Clausal juncture in the sentence
5.2 Detached positions
5.3 Clause peripheries
5.4 Complex clauses
5.5 The sentence complex
5.6 Relative clauses

6 Privileged Syntactic Arguments
6.1 The Privileged Syntactic Argument of the clause
6.2 Privileged Syntactic Arguments of other constructions
6.3 Non-Privileged Syntactic Argument functions
6.4 Conclusion

7 Information Structure
7.1 Information structure
7.2 New information—the focus domain
7.3 Outside the focus domain
7.4 Conclusion

8 Conclusion

Appendix A Phonology and Morphophonology of Kankanaey
Appendix B Reference Phrase Markers, Pronouns, and Affixes
Appendix C Sample Kankanaey Texts
References
Index

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Philippines
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58812