The Jarawara Language of Southern Amazonia (Oxford Linguistics)
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| Management number | 232021303 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$31.20 | Model Number | 232021303 | ||
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R. M. W. Dixon, author of acclaimed grammars of Australian Aboriginal languages and Fijian, here describes the hauntingly complex structure of Jarawara, spoken by just 170 Indians. Professor Dixon shared their daily lives, deep in the Amazonian jungle, during seven field trips. He explains how their unusual language reflects their environment and their mental attitudes: for example, when someone describes something that has happened the grammar obliges that person to state whether or not he or she saw it happen. His account brings to life the culture of this tribe of slash-and-burn agriculturalists. Read more
| ASIN | B001E2H5B0 |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0191515071 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 6.9 MB |
| Page Flip | Not Enabled |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Word Wise | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 660 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Publication date | December 23, 2004 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Not Enabled |
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