Toivonen Ida, Nelson Diane. Saami Linguistics

John Benjamins Pub Co, 2007. — 321 р. — (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistics Theory 288).The papers in this volume describe and analyze an array of intriguing linguistic phenomena as they occur in the Saami languages, ranging from etymological nativization of loanwords to the formation of deadjectival and denominal verbs. Saami displays a number of characteristics that are unusual from a cross-linguistic perspective, including partial agreement on verbs, a three-way quantity distinction in consonants and spectacular consonant gradation. The eight papers presented here approach these and other issues from diverse theoretical perspectives in morphology, phonology, and syntax. The volume includes an extensive research bibliography which will be helpful for anyone interested in Saami linguistics.Introduction - Diane Nelson and Ida Toivonen
Etymological nativization of loanwords: A case study of Saami and Finnish - Ante Aikio
Grade alternation in Inari Saami and abstract declarative phonology - Patrik Bye
Productive syncretism in Saami inflectional morphology - Gunnar Ólafur Hansson
Roots and verbs in North Saami - Marit Julien
The instability of systems with ternary length distinctions: The Skolt Saami evidence - Zita McRobbie-Utasi
Events and case in Inari Saami - Diane Nelson
Verbal agreement in Inari Saami - Ida Toivonen