Comparative Grammar of the Sahaptian Languages

这个项目将产生萨哈普蒂语的比较语法。它将涵盖声音变化，比较音系学，形态学，句法和话语。一个萨哈普语语素词典将包括在内，列出所有提议的内兹珀斯语和萨哈普语衍生词（每一个建议从文献适当注意）。这一贡献，加上之前对内兹珀斯语和萨哈普丁语的描述工作，将使萨哈普丁语成为最容易理解的美洲印第安语系之一。它将为Penutian内部的进一步比较提供数据，并在一般历史和比较语言学领域做出具有理论吸引力的贡献。

ABSTRACT This project will produce a comparative grammar of the Sahaptian languages. It will cover sound changes, comparative phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse. A Sahaptian morpheme dictionary will be included, listing all proposed Nez Perce and Sahaptin derivatives (with every suggestion from the literature duly noted). This contribution, in addition to previous descriptive work on Nez Perce and Sahaptin, will make Sahaptian one of the best understood American Indian language families. It will provide data for further comparison within Penutian, as well as make a contribution with theoretical appeal in the area of general historical and comparative linguistics.