Languages of Papua New Guinea

Kanasi: A brief grammar sketch

Issue Date:
1986
Extent:
pages 106-132
Publication Status:
Published
Table of Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Noun phrases -- 2.1 Numerals and descriptive modifiers -- 2.2 Genitive constructions -- 2.3 Adpositions -- 3 Verbs -- 3.1 Affixes -- 3.2 Tense, aspect and mood -- 3.3 Causation -- 4 Predicate nominals -- 5 Existential, locational and possessive sentences -- 5.1 Existential verbs -- 5.2 Existential sentences -- 5.3 Locative sentences -- 5.4 Possessive sentences -- 6 Verbal clauses -- 6.1 Basic constituent orders -- 6.1.1 Intransitive clauses -- 6.1.2 Transitive clauses -- 6.1.3 Indirect objects and obliques -- 6.1.4 Quotation clauses -- 6.2 Coding grammatical relations -- 6.2.1 Word order -- 6.2.2 Verb agreement -- 6.2.3 Pronominal system -- 6.3 Negation -- 6.4 Questions -- 6.4.1 Yes/No questions -- 6.4.2 Information questions -- 6.5 Comparison -- 7 Relative clauses -- 8 Conclusion -- Notes -- References --
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Part of Series:
Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, vol. 30
Entry Number:
40201