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Autore |
McGregor William |
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Titolo |
The languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia [[electronic resource] /] / William B. McGregor |
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London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-39603-1 |
1-280-07879-0 |
0-203-43471-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (398 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Australian languages - Australia - Kimberley (W.A.) - Grammar |
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Kimberley (W.A.) Languages Grammar |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-357) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; Survey of Kimberley languages; Language in Kimberley Aboriginal societies; Phonetics and phonology; Fundamental concepts of grammar; Pronouns and determiners; Nominals and noun phrases; Verbs and verbal constructions; Vocabulary and meaning; Clauses and sentences; Text and discourse; Grammar in language use; Conclusion; Notes; Languages and sources; Bibliography; Index of languages and language families; Index of names; Index of subjects; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides an insightful and highly readable account both of the social setting in which the languages are spoken and of their main structural features. |
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