Chimariko Grammar

Chimariko Grammar
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780520098756
ISBN-13 : 0520098757
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Book Synopsis Chimariko Grammar by : Carmen Jany

Download or read book Chimariko Grammar written by Carmen Jany and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chimariko language, now extinct, was spoken in Trinity County, California. This reference grammar, based on data collected by Harrington in the 1920's, represents the most comprehensive description of the language. Written from a functional-typological perspective this work also examines language contact in Northern California showing that grammatical traits are often shared among genetically unrelated languages in geographically contiguous areas.


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