A Grammar of Neverver

by Julie Barbour

Neverver is an Oceanic language spoken by just over 500 people on the high island of Malekula in Vanuatu. Drawing on an extensive corpus of field recordings collected between 2004 and 2008, the analysis reveals a very interesting phonological system with six prenasalized segments, rich systems of possession, tense/aspect/mood marking, valence change, and verb serialization. The grammar is of interest to specialists in Oceanic and Austronesian linguistics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110289458
• ISBN13: 9783110289459
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary