Aikhenvald y Dixon 2006) and whose main objective is to analyze word class change, the types of complex clauses and the strategies of complementation in mapudungun. “mapudungun” means “the... Show moreAikhenvald y Dixon 2006) and whose main objective is to analyze word class change, the types of complex clauses and the strategies of complementation in mapudungun. “mapudungun” means “the language of the land”, one word composed of mapu ‘tierra’ y dungun ‘speech or language’ and it is a language that is found among those at risk of extinction (UNESCO 2010). The five chapters of this study describe and deepen our knowledge of word class changing and formation and the construction of complex sentences through different complementation processes. Through these mechanisms, the nature of mapudungun to renew its lexicon and to create new registers and discourses can be seen. In synthesis, this study is a contribution to our knowledge of mapudungun; it allows us to understand how words are formed and how they are used to form complex sentences. There are also discoveries that are relevant to understanding mapudungun grammar, as well as some unpublished observations regarding the form and significance of little studied constructions in mapudungun Show less
