02683nam 2200589 a 450 991045820280332120200520144314.00-85575-559-8(CKB)2560000000055393(EBL)845722(OCoLC)733460445(SSID)ssj0000471943(PQKBManifestationID)12222370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471943(PQKBWorkID)10428975(PQKB)10106720(MiAaPQ)EBC845722(Au-PeEL)EBL845722(CaPaEBR)ebr10444563(EXLCZ)99256000000005539320110310e20051995 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPaper and talk[electronic resource] a manual for reconstituting materials in Australian indigenous languages from historical sources /edited by Nicholas ThiebergerCanberra, Australia Aboriginal Studies Press20051 online resource (209 p.)Reprinted from 1995 edition.0-85575-273-4 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Copyright; Contents; Welcome; Introduction; Working on a dictionary for Murri languages; What is your language?; What is written on your language?; Reading old sources: What word is that?; Interpreting old spelling; Further reading; How to decide on a spelling system; Making sense of the words in old word lists; Learning and reviving a language from historical sources; Using computers; Appendices; ReferencesAn excellent introduction to the complicated issues of language reconstruction, this concise guide explores languages that are no longer spoken or those that are spoken by only a few people. Each contributor works through some of the complex issues vital to language workers in an accessible, easy-to-read style, and exercises throughout the book provide immediate ways to put the ideas into practice and experience the rewards and frustrations of this kind of language work.Australian languagesExtinct languagesReconstruction (Linguistics)MethodologyAustraliaLanguagesHistoryElectronic books.Australian languages.Extinct languages.Reconstruction (Linguistics)Methodology.499.15499/.15Thieberger Nick801681MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458202803321Paper and talk2064576UNINA