Substitutes and Classifiers in Trukese

Benton, Richard A (September 1968). Substitutes and Classifiers in Trukese (Thesis). University of Hawaii.

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Abstract: The primary concerns of this study are the investi gation of the forms and processes in Truk (now "Chuuk")ese which correspond, to Bloomfield’s (1933) definitions of 'substitutes’ and ’substitution', and of the nature of numeral and possessive classification in Trukese. Bloomfield's notions, and related concepts found in the work of some later writers, are explored in Chapter 2. The systems of numeral and possessive classifi cation, perhaps among the most interesting aspects of Trukese for speakers of Indo-European languages, are examined in Chapter 5* The classifiers and classification systems are discussed in relation to each other, as well as to their functioning within the general process of substitution. Chapter 3 reviews the grammatical assumptions which character ize the present study. Pronouns, demonstratives, pro-sentences, and other Trukese 'substitutes' are examined in Chapter 4. Morphophonemic rules governing attributive affixation of noun and verb stems are given in Appendix I, and a brief discussion of some issues raised in Dyen's work on Trukese syntax (1 9 6 5 b) which are not covered in the text is presented in Appendix II...

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