Linguistic organisation and native title : the Wik Case, Australia / / Peter Sutton and Ken Hale

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910500589203321
• Autore: Sutton Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021; Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2021; ©2021
• ISBN: 9781760464479; 1760464473
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 pages)
• Collana: Asia-Pacific Linguistics
• Altri autori (Persone): HaleKenneth L <1934-2001.> (Kenneth Locke)
• Disciplina: 346.940432
• Soggetti: Native title (Australia); Wik-Mungkan (Australian people); Wik-Mungkan language; Wik-Ngathan language; Wik Mungkan language Y57; Wik Ngatharr language Y51; Wik Ngathan language Y54; Wik Elken language Y49; Wik Epa language Y52; Wik Adinda language Y46; Wik-Keyangan language Y173; Wik Mungkan people Y57; Wik Ngatharr people Y51; Wik Ngathan people Y54; Wik Elken people Y49; Wik Epa people Y52
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Talking language: A tribute to Ken Hale -- 3. Linguistic and territorial organisation: The Wik classical system -- 4. Linguistic demography of the Wik region -- 5. Languages of the Wik ; Native Title Claim Area -- 6. Wik Subgroup lexical history -- 7. Wik Subgroup grammatical history -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Wik clans -- Appendix 2: Wik estates.
• Sommario/riassunto: Classical Aboriginal societies in Australia have commonly been described in terms of social organisation and local organisation. This book presents rich detail on a third and related domain that has not been given the same kind of attention: linguistic organisation.