Bergsland, Knut. 1997. Aleut Grammar: Unangam Tunuganaan
Achixaasix. A Descriptive Reference Grammar of the Aleutian,
Pribilof, and Commander Islands Aleut Language. Alaska Native
Language Center Research Paper Number 10. 375 pages.
The aim of this grammar is to analyze in some detail the mechanisms of the Aleut language as represented by older speakers of our time and by the earlier sources, hopefully of interest to Aleut students as well as to students of Eskimo and linguists in general. Some crucial structural differences from the coguate Eskimo languages are discussed briefly in a final chapter. An Aleut characteristic of general interest is a reference system with double (inner and outer) subjects and chaining of clauses in
complex sentences.
The aim of this grammar is to analyze in some detail the mechanisms of the Aleut language as represented by older speakers of our time and by the earlier sources, hopefully of interest to Aleut students as well as to students of Eskimo and linguists in general. Some crucial structural differences from the coguate Eskimo languages are discussed briefly in a final chapter. An Aleut characteristic of general interest is a reference system with double (inner and outer) subjects and chaining of clauses in
complex sentences.