Relative clauses in Cariban languages

This work examines the various types of relative clauses that have been described for languages of the Cariban family. The most important type is based on nominalized verb forms; in many languages, this is the only available mechanism. Examples from several languages are presented and discussed. In...

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Main Author: Sérgio Meira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2006-04-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222006000100008&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt