A government and binding approach to Bella Coola

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dc.contributor.authorDurrant, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-16T21:58:37Z
dc.date.available2016-06-16T21:58:37Z
dc.date.issued1992-09
dc.description.abstractIn the time leading up to the work presented in this paper I was struck by the relative lack of Government & Binding (GB) treatments for American Indian languages. This paper will remedy the situation somewhat by investigating the adequacy of the GB framework for a language which has hitherto been neglected by current versions of the theory. Bella Coola is an isolated member of the Salish family, located on the Canadian west coast. It seems to have branched off before any other languages of the family, the two main branches being Coast Salish and Interior Salish. Bella Coola shows characteristics of both branches, but should not be considered any closer to Proto-Salish than any other language. The Salish family shares many characteristics with the neighbouring Wakashan and Chemakuan families, most notably VSO word order, reduplication, and a lack of clear distinction between verbs and nouns. The similarities between these language families have been attributed to a real diffusion, as genetic relations remain inconclusive.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationDurrant, M. (1992). A government and binding approach to Bella Coola. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 15(Fall), 73-88.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28898
dc.identifier.issn2371-2643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51357
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentLinguisticsen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.subjectLinguisticsen_US
dc.subjectBella Coola languageen_US
dc.subjectSyntaxen_US
dc.subjectGovernment-binding theory (Linguistics)en_US
dc.titleA government and binding approach to Bella Coolaen_US
dc.typejournal article
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