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A Grammar of Mina serves as a reference for an endangered Central Chadic language, detailing its phonology, morphology, syntax, and functional domains. Each linguistic hypothesis is supported by substantial evidence, presented in an accessible manner for linguists of various theoretical backgrounds. Notable features of Mina include vowel harmony and phonological methods like vowel deletion and retention to indicate phrasal boundaries. The language has two distinct tense and aspectual systems, each serving different pragmatic functions, and introduces a unique lexical category called ‘locative predicator.’ Tense, aspect, and mood markers appear both before and after the verb, while interrogative and negative modality markers are found in clause-final positions. Additionally, the conjunction for conjoined noun phrases in subject function differs from that used elsewhere. Mina encodes argument structure, adjuncts, and point-of-view, and features a ‘comment clause’ that explicitly marks the speaker’s commentary within sentences. The discourse structure emphasizes unity of place, where changes in scene for participants are marked by specific syntactic constructions alongside movement verbs. These distinctive linguistic traits make the study of Mina appealing to a diverse audience of linguists.
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A grammar of Mina, Zygmunt Frajzyngier
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2005
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