A Typological Grammar of Panare: A Cariban Language of Venezuela

By Thomas E. Payne and Doris L. Payne

Panare, also known as E'?apa Woromaipu, is a seriously endangered Cariban language spoken by about 3,500 people in Central Venezuela. A Typological Grammar of Panare by Thomas E. Payne and Doris L. Payne, is a full length linguistic grammar written from a modern functional and typological perspective. The many remarkable characteristics highlighted in the grammar include a 'split-inverse' person marking system, transitivity-sensitive aspect and person-marking verb morphology, object incorporation, relatively nonconfigurational NP structure, both verb-initial and object-initial constituent orders, a complex system of clause chaining, switch reference, and a rich system of evidential and epistemic marking.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004228217
• ISBN13: 9789004228214
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 486 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"