Bowern A Grammar of Bardi

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-027818-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 868 Seiten

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The Bardi language is currently spoken by fewer than 10 people. The language is a member of the Nyulnyulan family, a small non-Pama-Nyungan family in northwest Australia. This book is a reference grammar of the language. The 16 chapters include information on phonetics and phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, and syntax, as well as an ethnographic sketch of traditional life. A selection of texts is also included. It is the first published full study of a Nyulnyulan language.

Zielgruppe

Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students with an Interest in Endangered Languages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowern, Claire

Bowern, Claire Louise

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Ethnolinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;List of Tables;27
2;List of Figures;31
3;Acknowledgments;33
4;Maps;35
5;Abbreviations and Conventions;41
6;1 Introduction;49
7;2 Bardi Ethnography;75
8;3 Phonetics and Phonology;119
9;4 Word Classes, Wordhood, and the Lexicon;199
10;5 Nouns and Nominal Morphology;217
11;6 Adjectives and Other Modifiers;311
12;7 Pronouns and Demonstratives;333
13;8 Noun Phrases and Their Syntax;375
14;9 Verbal Predicate Structure;409
15;10 Agreement Morphology;441
16;11 Tense, Aspect, and Mood Marking;471
17;12 Argumenthood, Valency, and Transitivity;507
18;13 Preverbs and Complex Predicates;551
19;14 Adverbs and Particles;609
20;15 Intra-clausal Syntax;639
21;16 Clause Combining;681
22;A Basic Vocabulary List;731
23;B Prefix Tables;739
24;C Light Verbs;743
25;D Information on Speakers and Texts;747
26;E Texts;751
27;Notes;801
28;References;831
29;Index;853

Über Autor(innen)

Bowern, Claire
Claire Louise Bowern, Yale University, USA.