Abstract The Guaporé-Mamoré region is one of the world's linguistically most diverse
regions, with over 50 languages representing eight different stocks and 11 genetic isolates …

▪ Abstract In indigenous lowland South America there are several discourse forms and
processes that are shared by groups of people of distinct genetic linguistic affiliations; this …

This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest
research. It now includes' big picture'questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as …

I work in terms of a basic theoretical framework. In any language verbal clauses can be
categorized as (i) intransitive, with one core argument, in S function;(ii) transitive, with at …

This dissertation is a synchronic description of the grammar of the Matses language (also
know as Mayoruna; Panoan family) as currently spoken by the Matses people living in …

This article investigates the recently recognized concept of associated motion in 66 South
American languages located on the western fringes of the Amazonian basin. In that region …

The valence of a lexical item is its inherent relationality that allows it to govern a particular
number of arguments (or actants, Tesnière 1959) of a particular type. The grammatical …

This book is a description of Movima, a genetically unclassified language spoken in the
Amazon area of Bolivia. This book is intended for linguists from different backgrounds, and is …

Knowledge of Panoan languages and linguistics has increased significantly over the last
several decades. The present paper draws upon this new information to produce a current …

This thesis is a descriptive grammar of Awa Pit, previously known as Cuaiquer, an
indigenous language of the Barbacoan family spoken in south-western Colombia and north …