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<p class=MsoNormal>My Ph.D. dissertation<b>, Mauwake reference grammar</b>
(402p.), was accepted in September 2010 and is currently available at the
University of Helsinki e-thesis service; see link at the bottom of the
message.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This dissertation provides a synchronic grammatical
description of Mauwake, a Papuan (Trans-New Guinea) language of about 2000
speakers on the North Coast of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The theoretical background is that of Basic Linguistic Theory
(BLT), used extensively in analysing and writing descriptive grammars. The
chapters from morphology to clause level are described from form to function;
in the later chapters the function is taken more often as the starting point.
Any theory-specific terminology is kept to the minimum and formalisms have been
avoided in accordance with BLT principles. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mauwake has a standard 5-vowel system and 14 consonant
phonemes. With its simple phonology it is a typical representative of the
Madang North Coast languages. For a Papuan language there are relatively few
morphophonological alternations. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Nouns are either alienably or inalienably possessed. There
is no obligatory number marking in nouns or noun phrases. Pronouns have several
different forms: five for case and three for other functions. The dative
pronouns are treated as [+human] locatives, and they have also grammaticalised
as possessives. The verbal morphology is agglutinative and mainly suffixal.
Unusual features include two distributive suffixes, and the interaction of the
derivational benefactive and the inflectional beneficiary suffixes. The
applicative suffix has either transitivising or causative but not benefactive
function. The switch-reference system distinguishes between simultaneous and sequential
action, as well as same or different subject in relation to the following
clause. There are several verbs denoting coming and going, and they may combine
with one of three prefixes to indicate bringing and taking. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Mauwake is a nominative-accusative type language, and the
basic constituent order in a clause is SOV. Subject and object are the only
syntactic arguments. There is no indirect object, but a clause can have two or
even three objects. A nominalised clause with a finite verb functions as a
relative clause or a complement clause; one with a nominalised verb has several
different functions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Functional domains described include modality, negation,
deixis, quantification, possession and comparison. As there are four negators,
there is more variation in negative expressions than is usual in Papuan
languages.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Clause chaining is the preferred strategy for joining
clauses into sentences, but coordination and subordination of finite clauses
are also common. The form of a complement clause depends on whether it is of
the fact, action or potential type. Tail-head linkage is used as a cohesive
device between sentences. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The discourse-level features described are topic and focus. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Link to the dissertation page at the University of Helsinki e-thesis
service:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://oa.doria.fi/handle/10024/63602">https://oa.doria.fi/handle/10024/63602</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The page opens in Finnish. To change the text into English, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>click the “in English” tab in the top right
corner.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The file opens by clicking either
“View/Open” or “mauwaker.pdf”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I also have a few printed copies available for 20 euros / 25
USD (+postage).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Comments on the grammar are most welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>Liisa Berghäll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>**********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>Liisa Berghäll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>Helmiäispolku 5 B 26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>00530 Helsinki<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI>FINLAND<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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