Buch, Englisch, Band 120, 236 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 120, 236 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Reihe: UC Publications in Linguistics
ISBN: 978-0-520-09774-2
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
This work is a quantitative discourse study of referential devices in Yagua, a relatively unstudied language of the Amazon basin. Of particular interest are folktales in which the major participants are matched pairs, and which involve extensive use of direct speech. A major finding is that the indices of "Referential Distance" and "Persistence" quantify distinct functional domains.