Comanche Dictionary and Grammar (SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics, vol. 92)

Presents the Comanche-English dictionary with an abundance of illustrative sentences, a brief grammar, photographs, and original art.

The Comanche-English dictionary reflects both modern and traditional lifestyles of speakers of this once-powerful Uto-Aztecan people. Accompanying English-Comanche lexicon is designed to enable the speaker of English to use the dictionary. Comanche grammar briefly describes the structure of the language. Photographs of Comanches recognize those who assisted in assuring the accuracy of the dictionary. Original art enhances the volume.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Abbreviations

Part I Comanche-English Dictionary

     Introduction
     Guide to Pronunciation
     Dictionary
     Appendix A: Fauna
     Appendix B: Flora
     Appendix C: Body parts
     Appendix D: Months of the year
     Appendix E: Personal names

Part II English-Comanche Lexicon

Part III Grammar

1. Phonology

1.1 Consonants
1.2 Vowels
1.3 Stress rules

2. The simple sentence

2.1 Declarative mood
2.2 Nonverbal sentences
2.3 Intransitive sentences
2.4 Transitive sentences
2.5 HAVE sentences
2.6 DO sentences

3. Interrogative mood

3.1 Yes/No questions
3.2 Alternative questions
3.3 Information questions

4. Imperative mood

4.1 Positive imperative
4.2 Hortatory

5. Polarity

5.1 Affirmation
5.2 Negation

6. Other modality
7. Nondistinct argument phenomena

7.1 Unspecified subject
7.2 Unspecified object
7.3 Reflexive/Passive
7.4 Reciprocal

8. Derivational morphology

8.1 Noun morphology
8.2 Verb morphology
8.3 Adjective morphology

9. Noun inflection

9.1 Absolutive
9.2 Dual and plural pumber
9.3 Accusative
9.4 Genitive
9.5 Vocative

10. Postpositions

10.1 Locative
10.2 Allative
10.3 Instrumental
10.4 Partitive
10.5 Miscellaneous
10.6 Ordering

11. Noun modifiers

11.1 Demonstrative adjectives
11.2 Nonnumeric quantifiers
11.3 Numerals

12. Pronouns

12.1 Nominative pronouns
12.2 Accusative pronouns
12.3 Genitive pronouns
12.4 Coreferential pronouns

13. Verbs

13.1 Stems
13.2 Instrumental prefixes
13.3 Temporal prefixes
13.4 Number agreement
13.5 Causative/Benefactive
13.6 Motion
13.7 Aspect

14. Adverbs

14.1 Temporal adverbs
14.2 Locative adverbs
14.3 Directional adverbs
14.4 Demonstrative adverbs

15. Complex sentences

15.1 Coordination
15.2 Complement clauses
15.3 Relative clauses

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