Grammatical Categories In Australian Languages

Author : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UVA:X000153132

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Grammatical Categories in Australian Languages by Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Pdf

Papers presented to symposium at Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1974; five grammatical topics discussed; The derivational affix having; ergative, locative and instrumental case inflections; the bivalent suffix -ku; are Australian languages syntactically nominativeergative or nominative-accusative; simple and compound verbs; conjugation by auxiliaries in Australian verbal systems; several papers on other grammatical topics also included; All papers are seperately catalogued.

Author : Robert M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : 0855750553

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Grammatical Categories in Australian Languages by Robert M. W. Dixon Pdf

Papers presented to symposium at Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1974; five grammatical topics discussed; The derivational affix having; ergative, locative and instrumental case inflections; the bivalent suffix -ku; are Australian languages syntactically nominativeergative or nominative-accusative; simple and compound verbs; conjugation by auxiliaries in Australian verbal systems; several papers on other grammatical topics also included; All papers are seperately catalogued.

Author : William B. McGregor
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110870879

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Verb Classification in Australian Languages by William B. McGregor Pdf

This book deals with systems of verb classification in Australian Aboriginal languages, with particular focus on languages of the north-west. It proposes a typology of the systems according to their main formal and semantic characteristics. It also makes some proposals concerning the historical origins and grammaticisation of these systems, and suggestions regarding the grammatical relations involved. In addition, an attempt is made to situate the phenomenon of verb classification within the context of related verbal phenomena such as serial verb constructions, nominal incorporation, and complex predicates.

Author : R. M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1983-12-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027220059

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Handbook of Australian Languages by R. M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake Pdf

This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.

Author : R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1981-12-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273543

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Handbook of Australian Languages by R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake Pdf

This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.

Author : Robert M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027220042

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Handbook of Australian Languages by Robert M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake Pdf

This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.

Author : R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1979-12-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273550

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Handbook of Australian Languages by R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake Pdf

This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. In the introduction the editors discuss some of the recurrent features of languages across the continent, together with grammars of Guugu Yimidhirr by John Haviland; Pitta-Pitta by Barry J. Blake; Gumbaynggir by Diana Eades; and Yaygir by Terry Crowley.

Author : Arthur Capell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Aboriginal Australians
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010283427

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Some Linguistic Types in Australia by Arthur Capell Pdf

Author : Ilana Mushin,Brett Baker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290342

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Discourse and Grammar in Australian Languages by Ilana Mushin,Brett Baker Pdf

Discourse and Grammar in Australian Languages is the first major survey to address the issue of the effects of information packaging on Australian languages, widely known for nonconfigurationality. The papers are based on individual fieldwork and describe a wide range of Australian languages of different types, ranging from the polysynthetic languages of Arnhem Land and the Kimberley to the classical types represented by Walpiri. Topics covered include the pragmatics of information exchange, the interaction of noun class marking with polarity and referentiality, the effects of specificity on argument indexing, the discourse uses of the ergative case, the contribution of pronouns to NP reference, the interaction of tense and aspect clitics with information structure, clause-initial position, and discourse and grammar in Australian languages. The volume will appeal to scholars interested in discourse, typology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

Author : Barry Blake
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317918318

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Australian Aboriginal Grammar (RLE Linguistics F: World Linguistics) by Barry Blake Pdf

This study covers a number of topics that are prominent in the grammars of Australian Aboriginal languages, especially ergativity and manifestations of the hierarchy that runs from the speech-act participants down to inanimates. This hierarchy shows up in case marking, number marking and agreement, advancement and cross-referencing. Chapter 1 provides an overall picture of Australian languages. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 deal with case systems, including voice alternations and other advancements. Chapter 5 deals with the distribution of case marking within the noun phrase. Chapter 6 deals with systems that allow the cross-referencing of bound pronouns. Chapter 7 deals with clauses which appear to have more than one verb. Chapter 8 deals with compound and complex sentences. Chapter 9 deals with word order, and emphasises a theme introduced in Chapter 5, namely the widespread use of discontinuous phrases. Chapter 10 draws together ergativity and various manifestations of the hierarchy, and attempts to interpret their distribution. The final section provides an interesting hypothesis about the evolution of core grammar in Australia.

Author : Felicity Meakins,Rachel Nordlinger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781614512745

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A Grammar of Bilinarra by Felicity Meakins,Rachel Nordlinger Pdf

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.

Author : Aleksandr Aĭkhenvalʹd,Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199683222

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The Art of Grammar by Aleksandr Aĭkhenvalʹd,Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald Pdf

This book introduces the principles and practice of writing a comprehensive reference grammar. It describes the means of collecting, analysing, and organizing data, and discusses the typological parameters that can be used to explore relationships with other languages.

Author : Claire Bowern,Harold Koch
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027295118

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Australian Languages by Claire Bowern,Harold Koch Pdf

This book addresses controversial issues in the application of the comparative method to the languages of Australia which have recently come to international prominence. Are these languages ‘different’ in ways that challenge the fundamental assumptions of historical linguistics? Can subgrouping be successfully undertaken using the Comparative Method? Is the genetic construct of a far-flung ‘Pama-Nyungan’ language family supportable by classic methods of reconstruction? Contrary to increasingly established views of the Australian scene, this book makes a major contribution to the demonstration that traditional methods can indeed be applied to these languages. These studies, introduced by chapters on subgrouping methodology and the history of Australian linguistic classification, rigorously apply the comparative method to establishing subgroups among Australian languages and justifying the phonology of Proto-Pama-Nyungan. Individual chapters can profitably be read either for their contribution to Australian linguistic prehistory or as case studies in the application of the comparative method.

Author : Rachel Nordlinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UCSC:32106013796922

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A Grammar of Wambaya, Northern Australia by Rachel Nordlinger Pdf

Revised version of MA thesis ; reference grammar of Wambaya; describing phonology and phonetics, parts of speech, morphology, syntax, with text examples and vocabulary appended; notes on social organisation and kin terms; comparison of gender marking with Gudanji, Binbinka, Ngarnga, Jingili and Nungali.

Author : John A. Lucy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521566207

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Grammatical Categories and Cognition by John A. Lucy Pdf

John Lucy uses original, empirical data to examine the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis: the proposal that the grammar of the particular language that we speak affects the way we think about reality. The author compares the grammar of American English with that of the Yucatec Maya, an indigenous language spoken in Southeastern Mexico, focusing on differences in the number marking patterns of the two languages. He then identifies distinctive patterns of thought relating to these differences by means of a systematic assessment of memory and classification preferences among speakers of both languages.