1st Edition

Object and Absolutive in Halkomelem Salish

By Donna B. Gerdts Copyright 1988
296 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

This book treats aspects of the syntax of Halkomelem, a Salish language spoken in southwestern British Columbia, specifically those constructions which involve objects, and seeks to accomplish two goals. First, it provides natural language fodder for the debate concerning the nature of grammatical relations and their place in syntactic theory. Second, by showing that Halkomelem draws from a... Read more

1. Introduction to Halkomelem  2. Some Basic Phenomena of Halkomelem  3. Advancements to Object  4. Object Resignations  5. Passives  6. Conclusion

Biography

Donna B. Gerdts