A Grammar of Mangghuer

This book is a grammar of Mangghuer, a Mongolic language. Its primary importance is as a systematic grammatical description of a little-known language. It also makes a significant contribution to comparative Mongolic studies.

Keith W. Slater

Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Symbols List of Tables 1. Background 2. Phonology 3. Nouns and Noun Phrases 4. The Clause 5. The Subjective / Objective Speaker Involvement Distinction 6. Clause Combining 7. Reported Speech in Folktale Narratives 8. Language Contact: Summary and Implications Appendix Notes References Index