A Survey Of New Guinea Languages
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The Languages And Linguistics Of The New Guinea Area
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Author : Bill Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2017-12-04
The Languages And Linguistics Of The New Guinea Area written by Bill Palmer and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of all major regions of the world. The island of New Guinea and its offshore islands is arguably the most diverse and least documented linguistic hotspot in the world - home to over 1300 languages, almost one fifth of all living languages, in more than 40 separate families, along with numerous isolates. Traditionally one of the least understood linguistic regions, ongoing research allows for the first time a comprehensive guide. Given the vastness of the region and limited previous overviews, this volume focuses on an account of the families and major languages of each area within the region, including brief grammatical descriptions of many of the languages. The volume also includes a typological overview of Papuan languages, and a chapter on Austronesian-Papuan contact. It will make accessible current knowledge on this complex region, and will be the standard reference on the region. It is aimed at typologists, endangered language specialists, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and all those interested in linguistic diversity and understanding this least known linguistic region.
A Survey Of Word Accentual Patterns In The Languages Of The World
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Author : Harry van der Hulst
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2010
A Survey Of Word Accentual Patterns In The Languages Of The World written by Harry van der Hulst and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Computers categories.
This volume contains a wealth of information on the word accentual (metrical, stress) phenomena that we encounter in natural languages. Two types of information will be supplied: language profiles in 'tabular form' and survey articles. Of the total of 10 chapters in Part I, 3 are general in nature, while the other 7 describe and analyze word accentual systems in all continents. The volume's point of departure is a database called StressTyp. StressTyp developed into a database on word prosodic systems of the languages of the world. The over 500 languages, representing a wide geographical distribution, taken from the StressTyp database will be represented in this volume. For all these languages, information regarding identity, sources and stress location(s) will be included, accompanied by some examples in nearly all cases. These language data packages will be organized by language family. This information constitutes Part II of the volume.
Kilivila
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Author : Gunter Senft
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2011-06-01
Kilivila written by Gunter Senft and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality.
Encyclopedia Of Linguistics
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Author : Philipp Strazny
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-02-01
Encyclopedia Of Linguistics written by Philipp Strazny and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.
Atlas Of The World S Languages
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Author : R.E. Asher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-04-19
Atlas Of The World S Languages written by R.E. Asher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-19 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.
Bibliography Of Kuru
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Author : Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Bibliography Of Kuru written by Daniel Carleton Gajdusek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Kuru categories.
Over 1600 entries, generally to literature written between 1957-1974. Covers books, journal articles, and unpublished reports. Includes basic bibliography (arranged by authors) and supplements in related fields, i.e., social and physical anthropology, linguistics, and natural history. Author index.
A Survey Of New Guinea Languages
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Author : Arthur Capell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
A Survey Of New Guinea Languages written by Arthur Capell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A Grammar Of Y L Dnye
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Author : Stephen C. Levinson
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-06-06
A Grammar Of Y L Dnye written by Stephen C. Levinson and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a comprehensive description of a language spoken some 450 km offshore from the mainland of Papua New Guinea. The language is remarkable for its phonological, morphological and syntactic complexity. As the sole surviving member of its language family, and with little historical contact with surrounding languages, the language provides evidence of the kind of languages spoken in this part of the world before the Austronesian expansion. The grammar provides detailed information on the phoneme inventory, morphology, syntax and select semantic fields. Remarkable features include a 90 phoneme inventory including unique sounds, a morphology with thousands of non-compositional portmanteau elements, complex rules for negation, and extensive ergative syntax. Unusual patterns are also found in the organization of semantic fields, for example in partonymies of the body, taxonomies of the natural world, verbal semantics and kinship terms. The combination of linguistic ‘rara’ suggest that linguistic evolution under low contact can yield baroque and unusual patterns. The volume should be of special interest to linguists, typologists, sociolinguists, anthropologists and researchers in Oceania and Melanesia. Endorsement: "This long-awaited grammar is a major contribution to Papuan and general linguistics, providing as it does by far the most comprehensive and accurate grammatical description of a language that has already assumed a position as one of the world's most complicated. Hitherto, the most extensive grammatical description of the language has been the survey-like Henderson (1995), and while Levinson explicitly acknowledges his debt to this earlier grammar and to unpublished work by Henderson, his own detailed grammar clearly takes the level of description and analysis of the language to a completely new level. In particular, Levinson's grammar makes clear precisely to what extent and in what ways the language's morphology is complex beyond even what most studies on morphologically complex languages envisage. In addition, it provides a much more detailed account of the language's syntax, based on a judicious combination of corpus attestation and careful elicitation (incl. using the kits developed by Levinson's group at the MPI for Psycholinguistics). The grammar thus not only fills a major lacuna in our knowledge of the non-Austronesian languages of the New Guinea area, but also provides grist for future studies on the implications of the language's complexities." Bernard Comrie, University of California, Santa Barbara
New Guinea Area Languages And Language Study Papuan Languages And The New Guinea Linguistic Scene
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Author : Stephen Adolphe Wurm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
New Guinea Area Languages And Language Study Papuan Languages And The New Guinea Linguistic Scene written by Stephen Adolphe Wurm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Austronesian languages categories.
Language Structure And Environment
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Author : Rik De Busser
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Language Structure And Environment written by Rik De Busser and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language Structure and Environment is a broad introduction to how languages are shaped by their environment. It makes the argument that the social, cultural, and natural environment of speakers influences the structures and development of the languages they speak. After a general overview, the contributors explain in a number of detailed case studies how specific cultural, societal, geographical, evolutionary and meta-linguistic pressures determine the development of specific grammatical features and the global structure of a varied selection of languages. This is a work of meticulous scholarship at the forefront of a burgeoning field of linguistics.