By Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R. M. W. Dixon
ISBN-10: 0198701314
ISBN-13: 9780198701316
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every sentence. In those languages, it may well no longer be attainable to claim in simple terms that 'the guy went fishing'. in its place, the resource of facts for the assertion should also be detailed, often by using evidential markers. for instance, it can be essential to point out no matter if the speaker observed the fellow go
fishing; has easily assumed that the guy went fishing; or used to be advised that he went fishing by means of a 3rd get together. a few languages, similar to Hinuq and Tatar, distinguish among first-hand and non first-hand details assets; others, equivalent to Ersu, mark 3 unique forms of details - at once required, inferred or assumed, and mentioned. a few require an excellent better point of specification: Ashéninka Perené, from South the USA, has a selected marker to precise suspicions or misgivings.
Like others within the sequence, the booklet illustrates and examines those elements of language in several cultural and linguistic settings. it's going to curiosity linguists of all persuasions in addition to linguistically-minded anthropologists.
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