Tongan Syntax

Tongan Syntax is a linguistic framework that systematically describes the structural organization of words and phrases in the Tongan language, distinguishing it from other Polynesian languages through its unique verb-initial word order and morphosyntactic alignment patterns.

Publications

375

Citations

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Tongan Studies

Publications

Why Tongan does it differently: Categorial distinctions in a language without nouns and verbs

Jürgen Broschart · Linguistic Typology · 1997 · 278 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Psycholinguistics +10

Some Notes on Tongan Phonology

Harry A. Feldman · Oceanic Linguistics · 1978 · 23 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Language Acquisition +11

The Brothers Tut Schek and Their Sudanese Informants

P. E. H. Hair · 1969 · 18 citations

Humanities, Linguistics, Philosophy +11

Kin Terms in the Polynesian Protolanguages

Jeff Marck · Oceanic Linguistics · 1996 · 16 citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics +16

PRO Versus Null SE: Case, Tense, and Empty Categories in Tongan

Yuko Otsuka · Syntax · 2011 · 15 citations · Full text

Language Studies, English, Linguistics +15

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Authors

CM
Claire Moyse‐Faurie
Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France
1 publications · 11 citations
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Yuko Otsuka
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
1 publications · 15 citations
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Jeff Marck
Australian National University, Australia
1 publications · 16 citations
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Susan U. Philips
University of Arizona, United States
1 publications · 14 citations
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JB
Jürgen Broschart
1 publications · 278 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Oceanic Linguistics
3 publications · 50 citations
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Syntax
1 publications · 15 citations
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Linguistic Typology
1 publications · 278 citations
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Journal of Pragmatics
1 publications · 14 citations
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