Word Order in Klamath

Authors

  • Karen Sundberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.513

Keywords:

Klamath language-- Word order

Abstract

Klamath, a Native American language of Oregon, has particularly "free" word order. Methods developed by Givon (1983) for the measurement of topic continuity, when applied to Klamath narrative texts, show that the position of NP's relative to the verb is not random, but determined by discourse-pragmatic factors.

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Vol. 12 (1987): Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics: Volume 12, (1987)

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How to Cite

Sundberg, . K. (1987). Word Order in Klamath. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 12, 89-118. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.513