The Oxford Guide To Australian Languages

Author : Claire Bowern
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1179 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192558497

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The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages by Claire Bowern Pdf

The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages is a wide-ranging reference work that explores the more than 550 traditional and new Indigenous languages of Australia. Australian languages have long played an important role in diachronic and synchronic linguistics and are a vital testing ground for linguistic theory. Until now, however, there has been no comprehensive and accessible guide to the their vast linguistic diversity. This volume fills that gap, bringing together leading scholars and junior researchers to provide an up-to-date guide to all aspects of the languages of Australia. The chapters in the book explore typology, documentation, and classification; linguistic structures from phonology to pragmatics and discourse; sociolinguistics and language variation; and language in the community. The final part offers grammatical sketches of a selection of languages, sub-groups, and families. At a time when the number of living Australian languages is significantly reduced even compared to twenty year ago, this volume establishes priorities for future linguistic research and contributes to the language expansion and revitalization efforts that are underway.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1014766260

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Handbook of Australian Languages by Anonim Pdf

Author : Claire Bowern
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1179 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198824978

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The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages by Claire Bowern Pdf

The Oxford Guide to Australian Languages is a wide-ranging reference work that explores the more than 550 traditional and new Indigenous languages of Australia. Australian languages have long played an important role in diachronic and synchronic linguistics and are a vital testing ground for linguistic theory. Until now, however, there has been no comprehensive and accessible guide to the their vast linguistic diversity. This volume fills that gap, bringing together leading scholars and junior researchers to provide an up-to-date guide to all aspects of the languages of Australia. The chapters in the book explore typology, documentation, and classification; linguistic structures from phonology to pragmatics and discourse; sociolinguistics and language variation; and language in the community. The final part offers grammatical sketches of a selection of languages, sub-groups, and families. At a time when the number of living Australian languages is significantly reduced even compared to twenty year ago, this volume establishes priorities for future linguistic research and contributes to the language expansion and revitalization efforts that are underway.

Author : Harold Koch,Rachel Nordlinger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110395129

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The Languages and Linguistics of Australia by Harold Koch,Rachel Nordlinger Pdf

The Languages and Linguistics of Australia: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The volume provides a thorough overview of Australian languages, including their linguistic structures, their genetic relationships, and issues of language maintenance and revitalisation. Australian English, Aboriginal English and other contact varieties are also discussed.

Author : Robert M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Australian languages
ISBN : 0708112013

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

Author : Robert M. W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,8 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 : Barry J. Blake
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191622830

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All About Language by Barry J. Blake Pdf

In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between the sound and meaning. He shows how languages help their users connect to each other and to the world, how they vary around the world, why they never stop changing, and that no two people speak a language in the same way. He looks at how language is acquired by infant children, how it relates to thought, and its operations in the brain. He investigates current trends and issues such as the levelling of linguistic class differences and the rise of new secret or in-group languages such as argot and teenspeak. He describes the history of writing from its origins to digital diffusion, and ends by looking at how language might have originated and then evolved among our distant hominid and primate ancestors. Language is crucial to every aspect of our lives whether we're thinking, talking, or dreaming. Barry Blake reveals the wonders that lie beneath the surface of everyday communication, enriching his exposition with a unique blend of anecdote and humour. His engaging guide is for everyone curious about language or who needs to know more about it.

Author : R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781760871536

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Australia's Original Languages by R. M. W. Dixon Pdf

'A must read for all who would like to understand the languages and culture of Indigenous Australians.' Dr Ernie Grant, Elder of the Jirrbal nation When Captain Cook landed at Botany Bay, about 250 distinct languages were spoken across the continent. Yet Australian Indigenous languages actually share many common features. Bob Dixon has been working with elders to research Australian languages for half a century, and he draws on this deep experience to outline the common features. He provides a straightforward introduction to the sounds, word building, and wide-ranging vocabulary of Indigenous languages, and highlights distinctive grammatical features. He explains how language is related to culture, including kinship relationships, gender systems, and naming conventions. With examples from over 30 languages and anecdotes illustrating language use, and avoiding technical terms, Australia's Original Languages is the indispensable starting point for anyone interested in learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages. 'Written in an accessible, easy to read style, Professor Dixon's new book is an informative and entertaining introduction to Australia's "original" languages.' Dr Joe Blythe, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:932159643

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Handbook of Australian Languages by Anonim Pdf

Author : R.M.W. Dixon,Barry J. Blake
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1983-12-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273536

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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 : Terry Crowley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199213702

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Field Linguistics by Terry Crowley Pdf

This book is a comprehensive, practical guide to field linguistics. It deals in particular with the problems arising from the documentation of endangered languages. Terry Crowley shows how to prepare for that task, and how to record, analyse, and describe languages in the filed. Mixing formal instruction and anecdote, the author shares his rich experience with the new generation of linguistic fieldworkers.

Author : Tom McArthur
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198607717

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The Oxford Guide to World English by Tom McArthur Pdf

The Oxford Guide to World English takes up where its 'mother book', the Oxford Companion to the English Language, left off. Organized by continent, there are chapters on Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia, Oceania, and Antarctica. Tom McArthur covers the world's many varieties of English in an interconnected way and notes the ties that bind varieties and regions that are geographically far apart, as with: West African English and African American English; Scots, Ulster Scots, the Scotch-Irish migrations to Appalachia in the US, and country and western music; and aspects of Australian, New Zealand, South African, and Falklands English as southern-hemisphere varieties. The end result is a book that, while invaluable to the specialist, is accessible and appealing to the non-specialist, and covers a vast spread of 'Englishes' from Brummie, Cockney, Estuary, and RP in the UK to New York and New Orleans speech in the US and such other varieties as Indian English, Maori English, and West African Pidgin. This hugely comprehensive work provides a fascinating and novel survey of English as both a pre-eminent 'standard' world language and a family of vigorously diverse regional varieties.

Author : Bruce Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Australianisms
ISBN : 019555048X

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The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary by Bruce Moore Pdf

Paperback release of a dictionary for Australian users, intended for student, home or office use. This fourth edition, first published 2003, was updated and revised to reflect current Australian language. Includes over 99,000 dictionary entries, as well as comparative forms of adjectives, plural inflection of nouns, subsumed idioms, phrasal verbs and compounds, subsumed derivatives, pronunciation guide, variant spelling, numbered sequence of definitions based on currency or comparative significance and bracketed usage information. Listing of countries and a key to the locations of Australian Aboriginal languages are included as appendices.

Author : R. M. W. Dixon,Robert M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-14
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521473781

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Australian Languages by R. M. W. Dixon,Robert M. W. Dixon Pdf

Professor Dixon presents a comprehensive study of the indigenous languages of Australia.