The Linguistic Position Of South Western New Guinea
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The Linguistic Position Of South Western New Guinea
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Author : Jan Honoré Maria Cornelis Boelaars
language : en
Publisher: Brill Archive
Release Date : 1950
The Linguistic Position Of South Western New Guinea written by Jan Honoré Maria Cornelis Boelaars and has been published by Brill Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Irian Jaya (Indonesia) categories.
The Papuan Languages Of New Guinea
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Author : William A. Foley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1986-11-20
The Papuan Languages Of New Guinea written by William A. Foley and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-11-20 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This introduction to the descriptive and historical linguistics of the Papuan languages of New Guinea provide an accessible account of one of the richest and most diverse linguistic situations in the world. The Papuan languages number over 700 (or 20 per cent of the world's total) in more than sixty language families. Less than a quarter of the individual languages have yet been adequately documented, and in this sense William Foley's book might be considered premature. However, in the search for language universals and generalisations in linguistic typology, it would be foolhardy to neglect the information that is available. In this respect alone, the present volume, systematically organised on mainly typology principles, is particularly timely and useful. In addition, the processes of linguistic diffusion are present in New Guinea to an extent probably paralleled elsewhere on the globe. The Papuan Languages of New Guinea will be of interest not only to general and comparative linguists and to typologists, but also to sociolinguists and anthropologists for the information it provides on the social dynamics of language content.
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.
The Linguistic Position Of South Eastern Papua
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Author : Arthur Capell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976-06-01
The Linguistic Position Of South Eastern Papua 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 1976-06-01 with categories.
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.
Language Isolates
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Author : Lyle Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-03
Language Isolates written by Lyle Campbell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language Isolates explores this fascinating group of languages that surprisingly comprise a third of the world’s languages. Individual chapters written by experts on these languages examine the world's major language isolates and language isolates by geographic regions, with up-to-date descriptions of many, including previously unrecorded language isolates. Each language isolate represents a unique lineage and a unique window on what is possible in human language, making this an essential volume for anyone interested in understanding the diversity of languages and the very nature of human language. Language Isolates is key reading for professionals and students in linguistics and anthropology.
The Fore Language Of Papua New Guinea
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Author : Graham Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Fore Language Of Papua New Guinea written by Graham Scott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Fore language categories.
History Of Number
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Author : Kay Owens
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-24
History Of Number written by Kay Owens and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with Education categories.
This unique volume presents an ecocultural and embodied perspective on understanding numbers and their history in indigenous communities. The book focuses on research carried out in Papua New Guinea and Oceania, and will help educators understand humanity's use of numbers, and their development and change. The authors focus on indigenous mathematics education in the early years and shine light on the unique processes and number systems of non-European styled cultural classrooms. This new perspective for mathematics education challenges educators who have not heard about the history of number outside of Western traditions, and can help them develop a rich cultural competence in their own practice and a new vision of foundational number concepts such as large numbers, groups, and systems. Featured in this invaluable resource are some data and analyses that chief researcher Glendon Angove Lean collected while living in Papua New Guinea before his death in 1995. Among the topics covered: The diversity of counting system cycles, where they were established, and how they may have developed. A detailed exploration of number systems other than base 10 systems including: 2-cycle, 5-cycle, 4- and 6-cycle systems, and body-part tally systems. Research collected from major studies such as Geoff Smith's and Sue Holzknecht’s studies of Morobe Province's multiple counting systems, Charly Muke's study of counting in the Wahgi Valley in the Jiwaka Province, and Patricia Paraide's documentation of the number and measurement knowledge of her Tolai community. The implications of viewing early numeracy in the light of this book’s research, and ways of catering to diversity in mathematics education. In this volume Kay Owens draws on recent research from diverse fields such as linguistics and archaeology to present their exegesis on the history of number reaching back ten thousand years ago. Researchers and educators interested in the history of mathematical sciences will find History of Number: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Oceania to be an invaluable resource.
Modality And Subordinators
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Author : Jackie Nordstrom
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Modality And Subordinators written by Jackie Nordstrom and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book connects two linguistic phenomena, modality and subordinators, so that both are seen in a new light, each adding to the understanding of the other. It argues that general subordinators (or complementizers) denote propositional modality (otherwise expressed by moods such as the indicative-subjunctive and epistemic-evidential modal markers). The book explores the hypothesis both on a cross-linguistic and on a language-branch specific level (the Germanic languages). One obvious connection between the indicative-subjunctive distinction and subordinators is that the former is typically manifested in subordinate clauses. Furthermore, both the indicative-subjunctive and subordinators determine clause types. More importantly, however, it is shown, through data from various languages, that subordinators themselves often denote the indicative-subjunctive distinction. In the Germanic languages, there is variation in many clause types between both the indicative and the subjunctive and "that" and "if "depending on the speaker s and/or the subject s certainty of the truth of the proposition."
Selected Studies Indo European Linguistics
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Author : Jan Gonda
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1975
Selected Studies Indo European Linguistics written by Jan Gonda and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with India categories.