At a Loss for Words: The Problem of Word Classes in Fijian

At a Loss for Words: The Problem of Word Classes in Fijian

Grammatical descriptions of Fijian date to 1839, when D. Cargill tried to force Fijian into a traditional Lat/Gr grammatical mold. H. Hale added several innovations to the grammar in 1846, & was less hindered by supposed universal categories. Also discussed are the grammars of Hazelwood (1850),...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oceanic linguistics 1975-12, Vol.14 (2), p.100-118
1. Verfasser: Schutz, Albert J
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Sprache:eng
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Adjectives
Grammatical gender
Grammatical particles
Language
Morphemes
Noun phrases
Nouns
Verbs
Words
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Zusammenfassung:Grammatical descriptions of Fijian date to 1839, when D. Cargill tried to force Fijian into a traditional Lat/Gr grammatical mold. H. Hale added several innovations to the grammar in 1846, & was less hindered by supposed universal categories. Also discussed are the grammars of Hazelwood (1850), Churchwood (1941), Capell (1941), Milner (1956), Cammack (1962), & Hockett (1972). The phrase, not the word, is the only proper Fijian unit for which a part-of-speech system is appropriate, & the only foundation for a structural statement. M. Meeks
ISSN:0029-8115
1527-9421