The Structure and Functioning of Clauses in Upper Kuskokwim Conversational Discourse

Upper Kuskokwim (Athabaskan, Alaska) is a polysynthetic language with morphologically complex verbs involving pronominal affixes denoting clause arguments. One goal of this paper is to see how clauses in this kind of language are organized and operate in conversational discourse. This study is based...

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Main Author: Andrej A. Kibrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10/2/26