Linguistics 318/518: Introduction to Linguistic Typology

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Linguistics 318/518, W2003: List of grammars

Easier set:

1. Amele [Gum Mabuso Madang] (Papua-New Guinea) SOV
Roberts, J.R., 1987. Amele. London: Croom Helm. PL/6621/.A48/R64/1987

2. Babungo [Grasslands Bantu Benue-Congo] (NW Cameroons, W. Africa) SVO
Schaub, Willi. 1985. Babungo. London: Croom Helm. PL/8548.68/.S281/1985

3. Barasano [Tucanoan Amerind] (Southeastern Colombia) OVS
Jones, Wendell and Paula. 1991. Barasano Syntax. Arlington, TX: SIL. 805/Q(?)42li/no. 101

4. Basque [isolate? or Dene-Caucasian?] (Western Pyrenees, Spain) SOV
Saltarelli, M. Basque. London: Croom Helm. PH/5031/.S251/1988

5. Kannada [South Dravidian] (SW India) SOV
Sridhar, S.N. 1990. Kannada. London: Routledge. PL/4643/.S751/1990

6. Mandarin Chinese [Sino-Tibetan] (Taiwan & PRC) SVO
Li, Charles N., & S. A. Thompson. 1981. Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar. Berkeley: Univ of Cal Pr PL/1107/.L51

7. Nkore-Kiga [Inter-Lacustrine Bantu] (SW Uganda) SVO
Taylor, Charles. 1985. Nkore-Kiga. London: Croom Helm. PL/8594/.N451/T391/1985

8. Huallaga Quechua [Amerind] (Peru) discoursal
Weber, D.J. 1989. A Grammar of Huallaga (Huanuco) Quechua. Berkeley: Univ Cal Press. 805/C15/U6L/v. 112

9. Tumpisa [Shoshone Numic Uto-Aztecan] (Death Valley, California) SOV
Dayley, Jon P., 1989. Tumpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar Berkeley: Univ of Calif Press. 805/C15/U6L/vol. 115

To these may be added any of the nearly 400 descriptive grammars brought out by LINCOM EUROPA in their Languages of the World / Materials series. However, since some of these may turn out to be too brief to be usable, I would like to have a look before you make one of them your choice.

Mid set:

10. Alyawarra [Urtwa Arandic] (Central Australia) SVO/discoursal
Yallop, Colin. 1977. Alyawarra: An Aboriginal Language of Central Australia. Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. PL/7101/.A48/Y19

11. Burmese [Tibeto-Burman Sino-Tibetan] (Myanmar aka Burma) SOV
Wheatley, J.K. 1982. Burmese: A Grammatical Sketch. UCal at Berkeley, dissertation. PL/3940/.W68

12. Epena Pedee [Southern Embera Choc] Harms, Phillip L. 1994. Epena Pedee Syntax: Studies in the Languages of Colombia 4. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

13. Fijian [Oceanic Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian] (Fiji, S. PAcific) SVO
Dixon, R.M.W. 1988. A Grammar of Boumaa Fijian. Chicago: U Chicago Press. PL/6235.95/.M34/D591/1988

14. Flamingo Bay Asmat [Papuan] (SW Irian Jaya, Eastern Indonesia) SOV
Voorhoeve, C.L. 1965. The Flamingo Bay Dialect of the Asmat Language. 'S-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff DS/611/.I59/v.46/cop. 2

15. Gooniyandi [Bunuban] (NW Australia) discoursal
McGregor, W., 1990. A Functional Grammar of Gooniyandi. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. PL/7101/.G824/M341/1990

16. Guarani [Tupi Andean-Equatorial] (Paraguay) VS/SVO
Gregores, E. & J. Suarez. 1967. A Description of Colloquial Guarani. The Hague: Mouton. PM/7173/.G711/1967

17. Kawaiisu [S. Numic Uto-Aztecan] (S. California) SOV
Zigmond, M.L., C.G. Booth, & P. Munro, 1990. Kawaiisu: A Grammar and Dictionary with Texts. Berkeley: UCal Pr. 805/C15/U6L/vol. 119

18. Kilivila [Papuan-Tip-Cluster Papuan] (E. Papua-NG) SVO/VOS
Senft, G. 1986. Kilivila: Language of the Trobriand Islanders Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. PL/6252/.K5/S41/1986

19. Koasati [Muskogean] (Tennessee> Louisiana) SOV
Kimball, Geoffrey D. 1991. Koasati Grammar. Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Press. PM/1571/.K51/1991

20. Limbu [Kiranti Tibeto-Burman Sino-Tibetan] (E. Nepal and Sikkim) SOV
van Driem, G. 1987. A Grammar of Limbu. Berlin: M de Gruyter PL/3801/.L54/D68/1987

21. Loniu [Melanesian? Austronesian] (Admiralty Islands) SVO
Hamel, Patricia J. 1985. A Grammar of Loniu. University of Kansas dissertation (UMI) PL/6621/.L86/H26

22. Mam [Mamean Eastern Mayan] (SW Guatemala) VSO
England, Nora. 1983. A Grammar of Mam, a Mayan Language. Austin: Univ of Texas Press. PM/3936/.E531/1983

23. Manam [Oceanic Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian] (N. PNG) SVO
Lichtenberk, F. 1983. A Grammar of Manam. Honolulu: Univ of Hawaii Press. PL/6254/.M291/L51/1983

24. Maricopa [Yuman Hokan] (Arizona) SOV
Gordon, Lynn. 1986. Maricopa Morphology & Syntax. Berkeley: Univ of Calif Press. 805/C15/U6L/vol. 108

25. Muruwari [Pama-Ngungan] (New South Wales, Australia) SVO/discoursal
Oates, Lynette F. 1988. The Muruwari Language. Canberra: ANU. PL/7101/.M86/011/198

26. Pipil [Nahua Uto-Aztecan] (Western El Salvador) VOS
Campbell, Lyle. 1985. The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Amsterdam: Mouton. PM/4191/.C351/1985

27. Turkana [Teso E. Nilotic E. Sudanic] (NW Kenya) VOS/VSO
Dimmendaal, G. 1983. The Turkana Language. Dordrecht: Foris PL/87504/.T831/D551/1983

28. Usan [Numugenan TNG Papuan] (Madang, N. PNG) SOV
Reesink, G.P. 1987. Structures and their Functions in Usan. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. PL/6621/.U77/R41/1987

29. West Greenlandic [Inuit Eskimo] (W. Greenland) SOV
Fortescue, M. 1984. West Greenlandic. London: Croom Helm. PM/62/.F61/1984

30. Yimas [Lower Sepik Papuan] (PNG) discoursal
Foley, William A. The Yimas Language of New Guinea. Stanford: Stanford University Pr. PL/6621/.Y55/F61/1991

31. Yindjibarndi [Ngayardic] (Northwestern Australia) SVO
Wordick, F.J.F., 1982. The Yindjibarndi Language. Canberra: Australian National University (Pacific Linguistics). PL/7091/.W5/W9211/1982

Rather hard:

32. Bukiyip [Arapesh Kombio Torricelli] (PNG) SVO (author uses tagmemic approach)
Conrad, Robt. J., with Kepas Wogiga. 1991. An Outline of Bukiyip Grammar. Canberra (ANU): Pacific Linguistics. PL/6621/.A7/C75/1991

33. Hua [Yagaria ECH ENGH TNGP] (Papua-New Guinea) SOV
Haiman, J. 1980. Hua: A Papuan Language of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins. PL/6621/.Y13/H15/copy 2

34. Jacaltec [Mayan] (Guatemala) VSO
Craig, Colette G. 1977.The Structure of Jacaltec. Austin: Univ of Texas Press. PM/3889/.C71

35. Kusaiean [Micronesian Oceanic Austronesian] (E. Carolines, S. Pacific) SVO
Lee, K-D. 1975.Kusaiean Reference Grammar. Honolulu: Univ. Press of Hawaii. PL/6252/.K81/L5

36. Lower Grand Valley Dani [IJHP TNGP] (Irian Jaya, E. Indonesia) SOV
Bromley, H.M. 1981. A Grammar of Lower Grand Valley Dani. Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, ANU. PL/6621/.D35/B71/1981

37. Mokilese [Micronesian Oceanic Austronesian] (E. Carolines, S. Pacific) SVO
Harrison, S. 1976. Mokilese Reference Grammar. Honolulu: Univ Press of Hawaii. PL/6256/.M831/H32

38. Wichita [N. Caddoan Amerind] (Oklahoma) OVS/SOV
Rood, D.S. 1976. Wichita Grammar. New York: Garland. PM/2586/.R61

39. Wolof [Niger-Kordofanian] (Gambia, W. Africa) SVO
Njie, Codu Mbassy. undated. Description Syntaxique du Wolof de Gambie. Dakar: Les Nouvelles ditions Africaines PL/8785.1/.N74x/1982

Very hard:

40. Chamorro [Malayo-Polynesian Austronesian] (Guam, W. Pacific) SVO ~ VSO
Topping, D. 1973. Chamorro Reference Grammar. Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii. PL/5295/.T581

41. Karimojong [Central Nilotic E. Sudanic] (NE Uganda) VSO
Novelli, Bruno. 1985. A Grammar of the Karimojong Language. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag. PL/8373.1/.N681/1985

42. Ngandi [Nungubuyan?] (Central-Northern Australia) discoursal
Heath, J., 1978. Ngandi Grammar, Texts, and Dictionary. Canberra: Austral Inst Aborig Studies. Humanities Pr. PL/7101/.N45/H44

43. Piro [Arawakan] (E. Peru) SOV?
Matteson, E. 1965. The Piro (Arawakan) Language. Berkeley: Univ of Calif Press. 805/C15/U6L/v. 42

44. Ulithian [Trukic Carolinian Austronesian] (Yap, W. Pacific) SVO
Sohn, Ho-Min, and B.W. Bender. 1973. A Ulithian Grammar. Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, ANU. PL/6327/.S68/1973

45. Ute [Uto-Aztecan Amerind] (Colorado) BWO discoursal
Givon, T. 1980. Ute Reference Grammar. Ignacio, CO: Ute Pr. PM/2515/.U89

46. Warlpiri [Pama-Nyungan] (Central Australia) discoursal? (author uses an LFG approach)
Simpson, Jane. 1991. Warlpiri Morpho-Syntax: A Lexicalist Approach. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. PL/7101/.W7/S62/1991

Out of sight:

47. Squamish [Coast Salish Mosan] (SW British Columbia) VSO
Kuipers, A.H. 1967. The Squamish Language. The Hague: Mouton PM/2381/.S6/K96

48. Tuscarora [N. Iroquoian] (New York State) SVO
Mithun Williams, M. 1976. A Grammar of Tuscarora. NY: Garland. PM/2501/.W73/1976 (three lines of interlinear glossing!)

Grammars in French:

49. Kesukuma [Bantu] (Tanzania) PL/8693/.B33.

50. Lua [Bwa, Niger-Congo] (S. Chad) PL/8550/.N53/B691.

Other grammars: Accessible descriptions of Amazonian languages (Canela-Kraho, Paumari, Piraha, Urubu-Kaapor) are in Derbyshire & Pullum's 1986 Handbook of Amazonian Languages.

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