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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451129003321

Autore

McGregor William

Titolo

The languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia [[electronic resource] /] / William B. McGregor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

ISBN

1-134-39603-1

1-280-07879-0

0-203-43471-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Classificazione

18.95

Disciplina

427/.99414

Soggetti

Australian languages - Australia - Kimberley (W.A.) - Grammar

Electronic books.

Kimberley (W.A.) Languages Grammar

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-357) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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;

Sommario/riassunto

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.