R. M. W. Dixon
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2002
9780521473781
Australian Languages
Their Nature and Development
Specificaties
Gebonden, 778 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
2002
ISBN13: 9780521473781
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Cambridge Language S
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 40,000 years, speaking about 250 languages. Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this long-established linguistic area. The areal distribution of most features is illustrated with more than 30 maps, showing that the languages tend to move in cyclic fashion with respect to many of the parameters. There is also an index of languages and language groups. Professor Dixon, a pioneering scholar in the field, brings an interesting perspective to this diverse and complex material.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521473781
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:778
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Language S
Inhoudsopgave
List of maps; List of abbreviations and conventions; Preface; Acknowledgements; Conventions followed; List of languages and language groups; 1. The language situation in Australia; 2. Modelling the language situation; 3. Overview; 4. Vocabulary; 5. Case and other nominal suffixes; 6. Verbs; 7. Pronouns; 8. Bound pronouns; 9. Prefixing and fusion; 10. Generic nouns, classifiers, genders and noun classes; 11. Ergative/accusative morphological and syntactic profiles; 12. Phonology; 13. Genetic subgroups and small linguistic areas; 14. Summary and conclusion; References; Index of languages, dialects and language groups; Subject index.