Search for dissertations about: "Saami Grammar"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Saami Grammar.

  1. 1. Differential object marking in South Saami

    Author : David Kroik; Mikael Vinka; Christian Waldmann; Kristin Melum Eide; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; South Saami; Saami; Object Position; Saami Grammar; South Saami Grammar; Differential Object Marking; Generative Grammar; Syntax; Semantics; Morphology; Grammar; sydsamiska; samiska; sydsamisk grammatik; samisk grammatik; objektsposition; differentiell objektsmarkering; generativ grammatik; syntax; semantik; morfologi; grammatik; språkvetenskap; language studies;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis investigates the case and the syntactic position of the direct object in South Saami. The focus is on plural direct objects, which have Differential Object Marking, a phenomenon in which the case alternates between different types of direct objects. READ MORE

  2. 2. Towards a grammar of spoken South Saami

    Author : Richard Kowalik; Ljuba Veselinova; Henrik Liljegren; Matti Miestamo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; South Saami; Saamic languages; grammar; phonology; morphology; syntax; language description; language documentation; fieldwork; heritage language; minority language; Åarjelsaemien gïele; grammatihke; Sydsamiska; samiska språk; grammatik; Sørsamisk; grammatikk; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis is a grammatical description of South Saami, a Uralic language traditionally spoken in central Sweden and Norway. South Saami has today around 500 speakers, many of whom live far from each other. The language has the status of an official language in Norway and is an officially recognized minority language in Sweden. READ MORE