WHAT MADURESE CAN TELL US ABOUT OTHER LANGUAGES AND WHAT OTHER LANGUAGES CAN TELL US ABOUT MADURESE

  • William D. Davies Department of Linguistics at the University of Lowa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.4.2.115-135
Keywords: Causative constructions, cross-linguistic comparison, Innateness Hypothesis, Javanese, Madurese, morphology, prolepsis, raising, syntax, universal grammar, word order.

Abstract

There are many reasons to study a particular language. One might study a language to learn to speak that language in order to be able to communicate with native speakers or conduct business. One can study a language to learn about the culture of the people or understand their literature and poetry. One can study the grammar of a language to understand the structure of that language and compare it to the structure of other languages It is this last reason that motivates the following discussion.

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Published
2004-06-01
How to Cite
D. Davies, W. (2004). WHAT MADURESE CAN TELL US ABOUT OTHER LANGUAGES AND WHAT OTHER LANGUAGES CAN TELL US ABOUT MADURESE. K@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Languange and Literature, 4(2), 115-135. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.4.2.115-135
Issue
Vol 4 No 2 (2002): DECEMBER 2002
Section
Articles

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