ABSTRACT

This book explores several topics in Cree morphology, syntax and discourse structure. Cree, an Algonquian language, is non-configurational: the grammatical relations of subject and object are not expressed by word order or other constituent structure relations, as they are in a configurational language like English. Instead, subjects and objects are expressed by means of the inflection on the verb. Cree is typical of non-configurational languages in allowing a great deal of word order variation. This study examines in detail aspects of the Plains Cree dialect, giving a valuable insight into the structure of this endangered language.

chapter Chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|49 pages

Inflection

chapter Chapter 3|31 pages

Direct, inverse, and passive verbs

chapter Chapter 4|29 pages

Obviation

chapter Chapter 5|26 pages

Lexical processes