The Semantics of Classification in Koyukon Athabaskan
Abstract The aspectual system of Koyukon' is perhaps the most elaborate of the Atha- baskan languages. It has a complex network of four modes, 15 aspects, four superaspects, four postaspectual derivations, and some 300 aspect-dependent derivational prefix strings, allowing thousands of distinct...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1995
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195119473.003.0002 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52441367/isbn-9780195119473-book-part-2.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The aspectual system of Koyukon' is perhaps the most elaborate of the Atha- baskan languages. It has a complex network of four modes, 15 aspects, four superaspects, four postaspectual derivations, and some 300 aspect-dependent derivational prefix strings, allowing thousands of distinct and very precise characterizations regarding the time frame and type of verbal notion expressed. |
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