A Dictionary of Tauya / / Lorna MacDonald.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: MacDonald, Lorna,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Pacific Linguistics [PL] , 638
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 Background --; 2 Typology --; 3 Phonology --; 4 Word Classes --; 5 Predicate Structure --; 6 Functions of Medial Clauses --; 7 Non-Clausal Coordination --; 8 Serial Verbs --; 9 Nominalized Verbs --; 10 Complementation --; 11 Case --; 12 Possessive Constructions --; 13 Topic Suffix --; 14 Dubitative Suffix --; Notes on Dictionary Entries --; References --; 2 Tauya-English Dictionary --; 3 English-Tauya Finderlist --; Appendix: Sample Paradigms
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781614513360; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110317350; 9783110317244; 9783110317237
• ISSN: 1448-8310
• DOI: 10.1515/9781614513360
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lorna MacDonald.

Comprising over 2500 entries, this is the first dictionary available for Tauya, a Trans New Guinea language of the Madang Family. Many entries are accompanied by several examples illustrating the use of these words in natural language. A brief overview of the structure of Tauya is included, consisting of information about its phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems, along with a description of various lexical classes.