A Grammar of Lao

N.J. Enfield

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2007

A Grammar of Lao

N.J. Enfield

Volume 38 in the series Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110207538

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About this book

Lao is the national language of Laos, and is also spoken widely in Thailand and Cambodia. It is a tone language of the Tai-Kadai family (Southwestern Tai branch). Lao is an extreme example of the isolating, analytic language type. This book is the most comprehensive grammatical description of Lao to date. It describes and analyses the important structures of the language, including classifiers, sentence-final particles, and serial verb constructions. Special attention is paid to grammatical topics from a semantic, pragmatic, and typological perspective.

Author information

N. J. Enfield, Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
I Preliminaries
Chapter 1. Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. Language background Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Chapter 3. Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
II Particles
Chapter 4. Sentence-final and phrase-final particles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
III Nominals and Reference
Chapter 5. Pronouns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter 6. Nominal modification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 7. Nominal classification Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 8. Reference management Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
IV Verbs and Predication
Chapter 9. Aspectual-modal marking Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 10. Verbs and verb types Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Chapter 11. Basic clausal syntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Chapter 12. Expressive forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Chapter 13. Non-canonical transitive events Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
V Multi-verb constructions
Chapter 14. Preliminary remarks on multi-verb constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Chapter 15. Three-participant events Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
Chapter 16. Spatial predication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Chapter 17. Secondary predication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
Chapter 18. Causation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
Chapter 19. Complementation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
Chapter 20. Coordinating constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
Chapter 21. Adverbial constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	463
Chapter 22. Summary remark on multi-verb constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	481
VI Texts
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Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	541

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Edition: Reprint 2010
Audience: Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students of Language Typology and of Tai Languages
Pages
- Front matter: 26
- Main content: 567
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Tables: 32
Keywords: Laos/language; grammar

eBook

Published: September 25, 2008
ISBN: 9783110207538

Hardcover

Published: November 20, 2007
ISBN: 9783110185881