Essays in Language and Culture 4: Aspects of semantics
Ensayos en Idioma y Cultura 4: Aspectos de la semántica
Object Details
| Subject Language | Kuna, San Blas |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119499 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | Essays in Language and Culture 4: Aspects of semantics |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | United States |
| Place Created | |
| Date Created | 1996 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | In Kuna the creation of meaning takes place through language. I, Joel Sherzer, examine the polyvalence of words, repetition of words, gradation of adjectives, and specific ways of counting. Kuna has a fascinating vocabulary of reduplicated adjectives used to describe the textures of plants and trees. Contents: 1. Reduplication in Four Languages: Where Formal Grammar and Speech Play/Verbal Art meet 2. Graded adjectives 3. Numeral Classifiers 4. Preverbals |
| Genres | Article Grammar sketch |
| Source Note | |
| References | Sherzer, Joel. "Reduplication in Four Languages: Where Formal Grammar and Speech Play/Verbal Art Meet." Texas Linguistic Forum. Vol. 36. THE LINGUISTICS, 1996. |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Sherzer, Joel (Author) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 4 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| Preverbals.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| Sherzer-Reduplication_in_four_languages.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| graded_adjectives.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| numeral_classifiers.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
