A Grammar Of Papapana: An Oceanic Language Of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (Pacific Linguistics [Pl])

This book provides a comprehensive grammatical description of Papapana, a previously undocumented and under-described endangered Oceanic language of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. This is the first full reference grammar of Papapana and indeed any Oceanic language of Northern Bougainville. The grammar describes Papapana on various levels, including phonology, morphology and syntax in noun phrases and the verb complex, and syntax at the clause- and sentence-level. The description is related to current typological and Oceanic linguistic research and highlights language contact phenomena, situating Papapana within its sociohistorical context.

• | Author: Ellen Smith-Dennis
• | Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• | Publication Date: Dec 19, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 532 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1501520733
• | ISBN-13: 9781501520730