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The ITB Journal

2017

Māori

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Headedness In Māori Reflexivity: A Role And Reference Grammar Analysis, Aoife Finn Jun 2017

Headedness In Māori Reflexivity: A Role And Reference Grammar Analysis, Aoife Finn

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This article will provide an introduction to the Māori language. Particular attention is paid to Māori reflexive construction, which sometimes uses a so-called support form to express reflexivity. It will familiarise the reader with Role and Reference Grammar (RRG), a functionally motivated approach to a grammatical model which accounts for both the form and function of language. RRG provides a robust framework for analysing reflexive constructions. Finally, having considered this framework, the article will account for the occurrence of a reflexive support form in reflexive constructions.


Editorial, Brian Nolan Jun 2017

Editorial, Brian Nolan

The ITB Journal

I am delighted to introduce the 23th edition of the ITB Journal, the academic journal of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.