Lemaréchal, Alain (1946-....)

Comparative grammar and typology essays on the historical grammar of the Austronesian languages / [Texte imprimé] : Alain Lemaréchal - Leuven ; Paris ; Walpole : Peeters, 2010 - 1 vol. (XX-368 p.) ; 24 cm - Orbis. 35 . - Orbis(Peeters, Louvain). Supplementa .

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At the origins of the focus system: the Formosan languages and comparative grammar of the Austronesian languages -- On the history and prehistory of the article-case markers -- Person markers: the languages of Formosa: archaic or "advanced"? -- Historical phonetics and lexicology: history or geography? -- Protoaustronesian and the Sulawesi and Micronesian languages: final propositions for the reconstruction of the verbal systems, person markers and sentence structure -- A provisional conclusion: system genesis and subgroupings

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Austronesian languages Austronesian languages Taiwan languages Typology (Linguistics)

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