Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

R. M. W. Dixon

Nerida Jarkey

The volume explores the integration of language and society as reflected in the grammar of a language. It draws on data from a range of diverse languages to examine how aspects of grammar such as honorifics and possessives relate to societal practices. It will be a valuable resource for typologists, anthropologists, and sociolinguists

A Cross-Linguistic Typology

The Integration of Language and Society

In this book, Nerida Jarkey investigates the highly productive strategy of verb serialisation and reveals that its key function in this dynamic Southeast Asian language is to depict a single event in an elaborate and vivid way.

Nerida Jarkey

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