A Short Grammar of Tetun Dili 3895864293, 9783895864292
Book is written for English speakers learning the grammar and other language usage rules of Tetun Dili, one of the varie
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English Pages [33] Year 2002
- Author / Uploaded
- Catharina Williams-van Klinken
- John Hajek
- Rachel Nordlinger
- Categories
- Linguistics
- Foreign
Table of contents :
Cover......Page 0
Title......Page 1
Contents......Page 2
1. Introduction......Page 4
2. Phonology......Page 6
3. Major grammatical patterns......Page 8
4. Words and word classes......Page 9
5. Noun phrases......Page 13
6. Possessive and existential constructions......Page 15
7. Prepositions......Page 16
8. Clauses......Page 18
9. Serial verbs......Page 22
11. Sentences......Page 23
12. Word list......Page 26
13. Comparison with Tetun Terik......Page 28
14. Texts......Page 30
15. References......Page 32
Index......Page 33
