The Non Pama Nyungan Languages Of Northern Australia
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The Non Pama Nyungan Languages Of Northern Australia
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Author : Nicholas Evans
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics
Release Date : 2003
The Non Pama Nyungan Languages Of Northern Australia written by Nicholas Evans and has been published by Pacific Linguistics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The present volume brings together detailed comparative work on a number of non-Pama-Nyungan languages of Northern Australia, and is the first book-length study to span this linguistically complex region, containing as it does perhaps 90% of Australia’s linguo-genetic diversity in an eighth of its land area. Many papers originated at a workshop held at the 1989 Australian Linguistics Society conference at Monash University, but several have been written specially for this volume. It has been said that no language changes faster than a proto-language, and in the intervening period a great deal of new descriptive data on non-Pama-Nyungan languages has accumulated, as well as careful sifting of complex data, which has led many of the authors to completely revise or develop their arguments since the original workshop. Hence, the delay in the appearance of the volume reflects some major shifts in position on the part of some authors. The introduction the main issues in comparative non-Pama-Nyungan studies, and forms a state-of-the-art survey of the classification of non-Pama-Nyungan languages, which have undergone substantial changes over recent decades. It also consider the main issues in their subgrouping, and their relation to the Pama-Nyungan languages. The second to fourth sections then looks at issues of subgrouping, reconstruction and areal influence that pertain to particular non-Pama-Nyungan families or subregions. The final sections returns to the issue of whether one can carry the process of reconstruction back to deeper levels than the families themselves, that is back to some level from which all or most non-Pama-Nyungan families are descended. Overall, the volume illustrates that - despite recent claims by some authors - the comparative method can be successfully applied to Australian languages. It also furnishes a number of detailed and intricate studies of morphological reconstruction applied to complex paradigms. 2003.
A Grammar Of Bilinarra
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Author : Felicity Meakins
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-12-12
A Grammar Of Bilinarra written by Felicity Meakins 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 2013-12-12 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Felicity Meakins was awarded the Kenneth L. Hale Award 2021 by the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) for outstanding work on the documentation of endangered languages This volume provides the first comprehensive description of Bilinarra, a Pama-Nyungan language of the Victoria River District of the Northern Territory (Australia). Bilinarra is a highly endangered language with only one speaker remaining in 2012 and no child learners. The materials on which this grammatical description is based were collected by the authors over a 20 year period from the last first-language speakers of the language, most of whom have since passed away. Bilinarra is a member of the Ngumpin subgroup of Pama-Nyungan which forms a part of the Ngumpin-Yapa family, which also includes Warlpiri. It is non-configurational, with nominals commonly omitted, arguments cross-referenced by pronominal clitics and word order grammatically free and largely determined by information structure. In this grammatical description much attention is paid to its morphosyntax, including case morphology, the pronominal clitic system and complex predicates. A particular strength of the volume is the provision of sound files for example sentences, allowing the reader access to the language itself.
A Grammar Of Limilngan
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Author : Mark Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics
Release Date : 2001
A Grammar Of Limilngan written by Mark Harvey and has been published by Pacific Linguistics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Australian languages categories.
Overview of the language and its speakers; phonology; nominals; verbs; syntax; Appendix A: Texts; Appendix B: Vocabulary; Appendix C: Verb paradigms; Appendix D: Verbal complex paradigms.
The Non Pama Nyungan Languages Of Northern Australia
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Author : Nicholas Evans
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics
Release Date : 2003
The Non Pama Nyungan Languages Of Northern Australia written by Nicholas Evans and has been published by Pacific Linguistics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The present volume brings together detailed comparative work on a number of non-Pama-Nyungan languages of Northern Australia, and is the first book-length study to span this linguistically complex region, containing as it does perhaps 90% of Australia’s linguo-genetic diversity in an eighth of its land area. Many papers originated at a workshop held at the 1989 Australian Linguistics Society conference at Monash University, but several have been written specially for this volume. It has been said that no language changes faster than a proto-language, and in the intervening period a great deal of new descriptive data on non-Pama-Nyungan languages has accumulated, as well as careful sifting of complex data, which has led many of the authors to completely revise or develop their arguments since the original workshop. Hence, the delay in the appearance of the volume reflects some major shifts in position on the part of some authors. The introduction the main issues in comparative non-Pama-Nyungan studies, and forms a state-of-the-art survey of the classification of non-Pama-Nyungan languages, which have undergone substantial changes over recent decades. It also consider the main issues in their subgrouping, and their relation to the Pama-Nyungan languages. The second to fourth sections then looks at issues of subgrouping, reconstruction and areal influence that pertain to particular non-Pama-Nyungan families or subregions. The final sections returns to the issue of whether one can carry the process of reconstruction back to deeper levels than the families themselves, that is back to some level from which all or most non-Pama-Nyungan families are descended. Overall, the volume illustrates that - despite recent claims by some authors - the comparative method can be successfully applied to Australian languages. It also furnishes a number of detailed and intricate studies of morphological reconstruction applied to complex paradigms. 2003.
A Grammar Of Kunbarlang
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Author : Ivan Kapitonov
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-07-05
A Grammar Of Kunbarlang written by Ivan Kapitonov 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 2021-07-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a comprehensive linguistic description of Kunbarlang (Gunbalang), a highly endangered polysynthetic language of northern Australia. Kunbarlang belongs to the non-Pama-Nyungan Gunwinyguan language family and is currently spoken by nearly 40 people. This work draws on elicitations and analysis of narratives from the author's original field work (2015--2018), as well as those from previous recordings. The main areas covered are the sound system, morphology, syntax, and aspects of lexical and constructional semantics. Dictated by the polysynthetic structure of the language and the patterns of its use, the principal focus of the work is the analysis of the verbal complex and the interaction between the verb and other constituents of the clause. The analysis strike a balance between taking into consideration the areal and genetic context, being informed by linguistic typology and theory, yet at the same time remaining data-driven and theory-neutral in the way generalisations are stated. Against the Australian and a broader cross-linguistic background, Kunbarlang possesses remarkable features at all levels of its organisation.
The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Composite Mood Marking
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Author : Jean-Christophe Verstraete
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Composite Mood Marking written by Jean-Christophe Verstraete and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
A Grammar Of Jingulu
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Author : Rob Pensalfini
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Stu
Release Date : 2003
A Grammar Of Jingulu written by Rob Pensalfini and has been published by Pacific Linguistics Research School of Pacific and Asian Stu this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book is intended as a thorough description of the Jingulu language as spoken by the handful of speakers remaining in the Northern Territory ding the mid to late 1990s. The description is based on material which the author collected during three field trips from 1995 to late 1998. Chapter 1 focuses on the socio-historical context in which he language is spoken, including estimated of tradition area, number of speakers, and genetic and cultural affiliations. Chapter 2 is devoted to Jingulu phonology, from the phoneme inventory and phonotactics to a spectacular system of vowel harmony and some interesting facts on reduplication. Chapter 3 outlines the parts of speech of Jingulu as understood by the author, and argues for the particular labels and categories that the author assumes in following chapters. Chapter 4 discusses Jingulu syntax, from simple verbal and non-verbal predication to the encoding of dependent and conjoined clauses. Chapters 5 and 6 are expositions of the morphology of Jingulu nominal and verbal words respectively. Chapter 7 contains a few exemplary texts, glossed and translated into English. Through the grammar the author has preferred to provide more sentence examples rather than fewer (particular where the author was less than certain about the accuracy of his own description), to provide readers with a sense of what Jingulu sentences are actually like beyond what can be gleaned from prose description, and to provide future researchers with organised material with which to build their own hypotheses and analyses. This grammar contains no word list or dictionary. A separate Jingulu dictionary by the author is in preparation.
Complex Sentence Constructions In Australian Languages
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Author : Peter Austin
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1987
Complex Sentence Constructions In Australian Languages written by Peter Austin 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 1987 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Over the past fifteen years, descriptions of Australian Aboriginal languages have provided important data for the typological study of morpho-syntactic phenomena. The present volume presents descriptions of complex sentence phenomena in ten Australian languages and provides important new material in this area of current concern in linguistics. Complex sentences are described either from a syntactic or from a semantic (discourse-functional) point of view. The papers draw on data from widely distributed and, in some instances, previously undescribed languages. Among others descriptions of the (so-far) poorly known non-Pama-Nyungan languages of northern Australia, as well as Pama-Nyungan languages central and northern Australia are included in this volume.
Macquarie Aboriginal Words
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Author : Macquarie Dictionary
language : en
Publisher: Macquarie
Release Date : 2020-02-11
Macquarie Aboriginal Words written by Macquarie Dictionary and has been published by Macquarie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-11 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Macquarie Aboriginal Words is a dictionary of words from a selection of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. This ebook covers the languages of Datiwuy, Eastern Arrernte, Murrinh-Patha from the Northern Territory. For each language, the following information is provided: - a brief history of the language - points on the grammar, spelling and pronunciation - an extensive wordlist organised by categories, such as animals, body parts, kin relationships, placenames, etc - a dual index i.e. English to Language and Language to English. This ebook series is based on Macquarie Aboriginal Words originally published in print in 1994. "The sheer diversity of indigenous languages in Australia must be close to the greatest and richest component of this country's national cultural heritage ... This book is much needed, as it gives a sense of the richness of a heritage which is disappearing in many areas of the country." NOEL PEARSON
Languages Of The Queensland Northern Territory Border Area 1989
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Author : Barry J. Blake
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Languages Of The Queensland Northern Territory Border Area 1989 written by Barry J. Blake and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Three maps of the Pama-Nyungan/non-Pama-Nyungan area,showing prefixing/non-prefixing, Schmidts northern classification.