LINGUIST List 10.1482

Fri Oct 8 1999

Books: Uralic Langs, Formal Linguistics

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  • LINCOM EUROPA, Uralic Langs - I. Nikolaeva, Ostyak
  • Michael Bernstein, Formal Linguistics - WCCFL 18 Proceedings

    Message 1: Uralic Langs - I. Nikolaeva, Ostyak

     Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 21:07:08 +0200
    From: LINCOM EUROPA <LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de>
    Subject: Uralic Langs - I. Nikolaeva, Ostyak


    OSTYAK Irina Nikolaeva, Russian Academy of Science

    This study is intended to provide a grammatical description of Ostyak, one of the Uralic languages spoken in Western Siberia. The description is based on the Northern Ostyak dialect of Obdorsk, although divergent features of other dialects are also discussed. The present paper emphasizes the syntactic aspect of the language, typically ignored in previous descriptive ork on Ostyak, which mostly concentrates on its phonology and morphology.

    Part 1 is a concise sketch of the Ostyak grammar, made up of the following sections: "Introductory remarks" (geo- and sociolinguistic data, previous studies, dialect division), "Phonology" (including phonotactics and prosody), "Morphology" (grammatical categories, word formation, illustrative paradigms), and "Basic syntax" (types of simple and complex sentences, discourse phenomena). A sample text in the Obdorsk dialect of Ostyak is provided.

    Part 2 elaborates on certain syntactic topics that are of a particular interest from the typological viewpoint. In particular, the following topics are discussed: information structure and word order, object agreement, passivization, the relative clause, clause-chaining and reference tracking, and the category of the evidential.

    Part 3 serves to provide the necessary reference. It contains the bibliography relevant to the present study, as well as the basic bibliography on Ostyak. The latter includes editions of the folklore texts, lexicographic publications, comprehensive descriptions, and the most important studies on certain aspects of the Ostyak grammar.

    Irina Nikolaeva completed her dissertation at the Finno-Ugric department of the Institute for Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Science. She has been publishing on synchronic and diachronic aspects on various Siberian languages.

    ISBN 3 89586 562 1 Langugas of the World/Materials 305 Ca. 100 pp. EUR 32.72 / USD 44 / DM 64

    Ordering information for individuals: Please give us your creditcard no. / expiry date or send us a cheque. Prices in this information include shipment worldwide by airmail. A standing order for this series is available with special discounts offered to individual subscribers.

    LINCOM EUROPA, Paul-Preuss-Str. 25, D-80995 Muenchen, Germany; FAX +4989 3148909; http://home.t-online.de/home/LINCOM.EUROPA LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de.

    Message 2: Formal Linguistics - WCCFL 18 Proceedings

     Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:13:36 -0400
    From: Michael Bernstein <michaelcascadilla.com>
    Subject: Formal Linguistics - WCCFL 18 Proceedings


    Proceedings of the 18th West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics

    Cascadilla Press is excited to be publishing the WCCFL 18 Proceedings on CD-ROM as well as in print. The proceedings will contain 48 papers from the conference held last spring in Arizona. The proceedings will be available in December, and we're offering a 20% to 40% discount for advance orders placed by October 15. You can see an overview at:

    http://www.cascadilla.com/wccfl.html

    and there are links to the table of contents and to the order form. The CD-ROM will have all the papers in pdf format, so you can easily browse or search the contents on your computer and print out the papers you want. The proceedings will also be available in paperback and library binding.

    CASCADILLA PRESS * 1-617-776-2370 * fax: 1-617-776-2271 salescascadilla.com * http://www.cascadilla.com
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