Chris Lasse Däbritz completed his Ph.D. in General Linguistics in 2020 and works as a research fellow at the University of Hamburg. His most important publications include the INEL Dolgan Corpus and a monograph on information structure in North-Western Siberian languages.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of Charts, Figures and Maps1 Introduction1.1 How to Read This Book1.2 The Speakers of Dolgan1.3 Historical and Ethnographical Background1.4 Traditional Way of Life1.5 The Language1.6 Material and Data2 Phonology and Phonetics2.1 Vowel System2.2 Consonant System2.3 Phonotactics2.4 Prosody2.5 Morphonological Processes3 Word Classes3.1 Nouns3.2 Adjectives3.3 Pronouns3.4 Numerals and Quantifiers3.5 Verbs3.6 Adverbs3.7 Postpositions3.8 Particles and Clitics3.9 Interjections, Conversational Formulas and Onomatopoeia4 Nominal Inflectional Morphology4.1 Number4.2 Case4.3 Possession4.4 Predicate Forms of Nominals5 Pronominal Inflectional Morphology5.1 Personal Pronouns5.2 Other Pro-Forms6 Verbal Inflectional Morphology6.1 Verbal Stems6.2 Sets of Personal Endings6.3 Non-finite Verb Forms6.4 Tense-Aspect Forms6.5 Mood, Modality and Illocution6.6 Evidentiality7 Non-clausal Syntax7.1 Noun Phrase7.2 Adjective Phrase7.3 Verb Phrase7.4 Adpositional Phrase7.5 Adverb Phrase8 Clausal Syntax—Simple Clauses8.1 Verbal Predication8.2 Non-verbal Predication8.3 Syntax of Adverbials8.4 Non-declarative Clauses8.5 Negation in Simple Clauses9 Clausal Syntax—Complex Clauses9.1 Clause Chaining9.2 Coordination9.3 Subordination10 Discourse Organization10.1 Word Order10.2 Information Structure10.3 Reference Tracking and Information Status10.4 False Starts, Fillers and Placeholder Items10.5 Direct and Indirect Speech11 Lexicon11.1 Semantic Fields11.2 Loanwords12 Derivational Processes12.1 Nominal > Nominal12.2 Verb > Nominal12.3 Nominal > Verb12.4 Verb > Verb13 Sample Texts13.1 Text 1: The Reindeer and the Mouse13.2 Text 2: Dolgan Birth Customs13.3 Text 3: Discussing the Correct Order13.4 Text 4: We Hit the Road Again13.5 Text 5: Khatanga’s School—90 Years14 ReferencesIndex

Chris Lasse Däbritz completed his Ph.D. in General Linguistics in 2020 and works as a research fellow at the University of Hamburg. His most important publications include the INEL Dolgan Corpus and a monograph on information structure in North-Western Siberian languages.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of Charts, Figures and Maps1 Introduction1.1 How to Read This Book1.2 The Speakers of Dolgan1.3 Historical and Ethnographical Background1.4 Traditional Way of Life1.5 The Language1.6 Material and Data2 Phonology and Phonetics2.1 Vowel System2.2 Consonant System2.3 Phonotactics2.4 Prosody2.5 Morphonological Processes3 Word Classes3.1 Nouns3.2 Adjectives3.3 Pronouns3.4 Numerals and Quantifiers3.5 Verbs3.6 Adverbs3.7 Postpositions3.8 Particles and Clitics3.9 Interjections, Conversational Formulas and Onomatopoeia4 Nominal Inflectional Morphology4.1 Number4.2 Case4.3 Possession4.4 Predicate Forms of Nominals5 Pronominal Inflectional Morphology5.1 Personal Pronouns5.2 Other Pro-Forms6 Verbal Inflectional Morphology6.1 Verbal Stems6.2 Sets of Personal Endings6.3 Non-finite Verb Forms6.4 Tense-Aspect Forms6.5 Mood, Modality and Illocution6.6 Evidentiality7 Non-clausal Syntax7.1 Noun Phrase7.2 Adjective Phrase7.3 Verb Phrase7.4 Adpositional Phrase7.5 Adverb Phrase8 Clausal Syntax—Simple Clauses8.1 Verbal Predication8.2 Non-verbal Predication8.3 Syntax of Adverbials8.4 Non-declarative Clauses8.5 Negation in Simple Clauses9 Clausal Syntax—Complex Clauses9.1 Clause Chaining9.2 Coordination9.3 Subordination10 Discourse Organization10.1 Word Order10.2 Information Structure10.3 Reference Tracking and Information Status10.4 False Starts, Fillers and Placeholder Items10.5 Direct and Indirect Speech11 Lexicon11.1 Semantic Fields11.2 Loanwords12 Derivational Processes12.1 Nominal > Nominal12.2 Verb > Nominal12.3 Nominal > Verb12.4 Verb > Verb13 Sample Texts13.1 Text 1: The Reindeer and the Mouse13.2 Text 2: Dolgan Birth Customs13.3 Text 3: Discussing the Correct Order13.4 Text 4: We Hit the Road Again13.5 Text 5: Khatanga’s School—90 Years14 ReferencesIndex

Chris Lasse Däbritz completed his Ph.D. in General Linguistics in 2020 and works as a research fellow at the University of Hamburg. His most important publications include the INEL Dolgan Corpus and a monograph on information structure in North-Western Siberian languages.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of Charts, Figures and Maps1 Introduction1.1 How to Read This Book1.2 The Speakers of Dolgan1.3 Historical and Ethnographical Background1.4 Traditional Way of Life1.5 The Language1.6 Material and Data2 Phonology and Phonetics2.1 Vowel System2.2 Consonant System2.3 Phonotactics2.4 Prosody2.5 Morphonological Processes3 Word Classes3.1 Nouns3.2 Adjectives3.3 Pronouns3.4 Numerals and Quantifiers3.5 Verbs3.6 Adverbs3.7 Postpositions3.8 Particles and Clitics3.9 Interjections, Conversational Formulas and Onomatopoeia4 Nominal Inflectional Morphology4.1 Number4.2 Case4.3 Possession4.4 Predicate Forms of Nominals5 Pronominal Inflectional Morphology5.1 Personal Pronouns5.2 Other Pro-Forms6 Verbal Inflectional Morphology6.1 Verbal Stems6.2 Sets of Personal Endings6.3 Non-finite Verb Forms6.4 Tense-Aspect Forms6.5 Mood, Modality and Illocution6.6 Evidentiality7 Non-clausal Syntax7.1 Noun Phrase7.2 Adjective Phrase7.3 Verb Phrase7.4 Adpositional Phrase7.5 Adverb Phrase8 Clausal Syntax—Simple Clauses8.1 Verbal Predication8.2 Non-verbal Predication8.3 Syntax of Adverbials8.4 Non-declarative Clauses8.5 Negation in Simple Clauses9 Clausal Syntax—Complex Clauses9.1 Clause Chaining9.2 Coordination9.3 Subordination10 Discourse Organization10.1 Word Order10.2 Information Structure10.3 Reference Tracking and Information Status10.4 False Starts, Fillers and Placeholder Items10.5 Direct and Indirect Speech11 Lexicon11.1 Semantic Fields11.2 Loanwords12 Derivational Processes12.1 Nominal > Nominal12.2 Verb > Nominal12.3 Nominal > Verb12.4 Verb > Verb13 Sample Texts13.1 Text 1: The Reindeer and the Mouse13.2 Text 2: Dolgan Birth Customs13.3 Text 3: Discussing the Correct Order13.4 Text 4: We Hit the Road Again13.5 Text 5: Khatanga’s School—90 Years14 ReferencesIndex