TY - BOOK AU - Amundarain,I. AU - Artiagoitia,X. AU - Elordieta,G. AU - Etxepare,R. AU - Hualde,J.I. AU - Hualde,J.I. AU - Hualde,José Ignacio AU - Ortiz de Urbina,J. AU - Ortiz de Urbina,Jon AU - Oyharçabal,B. AU - Trask,R.L. AU - Zabala,I. TI - A Grammar of Basque T2 - Mouton Grammar Library [MGL] , SN - 9783110176834 AV - PH5031 .G73 2003eb U1 - 490 PY - 2011///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - Basque language KW - Grammar KW - Basken /Sprache KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference KW - bisacsh N1 - I-XXX --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; 1.1. The Basque language and its name --; 1.2. The Basque language today: number of speakers, geographical distribution, official status, sociolinguistic aspects --; 1.3. Brief overview of the external history of the Basque language --; 1.4. Purported relatives --; 1.5. This grammar and other grammars --; Chapter 2: Phonology --; 2.1. Segmental phonology --; 2.2. Accentuation --; 2.3. Intonation --; Chapter 3: Morphology --; 3.1. The Noun Phrase: nouns, determiners and modifiers; pronouns and names --; 3.2. Case and number inflection of noun phrases --; 3.3. Postpositions --; 3.4. Adverbs --; 3.5. Verbs --; 3.6. Conjunctions and connectors --; 3.7. Derivation --; 3.8. Compounds --; Chapter 4: Syntax --; 4.1. Valency and argument structure in the Basque verb --; 4.2. Nominal Predication: copulative sentences and secondary predication --; 4.3. Word order --; 4.4. Focalization --; 4.5. Negation --; 4.6. Exclamatives --; 4.7. Impersonal clauses --; 4.8. Causatives --; 4.9. Reciprocal and reflexive constructions --; 4.10. Subordination --; 4.11. Coordination --; Chapter 5: Texts --; Sources of examples --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This book is a comprehensive grammar of the Basque language. The phonology, morphology and syntax of the language are described in detail. The description is illustrated with fully-glossed examples both constructed and extracted from a great number of written sources. Although the focus is the modern standard language, dialectal features are considered in some detail and examples are taken from all dialects and periods UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110895285 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110895285 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110895285/original ER -