The languages and linguistics of Australia : a comprehensive guide / / edited by Harold Koch, Rachel Nordlinger
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| Titolo: |
The languages and linguistics of Australia : a comprehensive guide / / edited by Harold Koch, Rachel Nordlinger
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| Pubblicazione: | Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014] |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (523 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 499.15 |
| Soggetto topico: | Linguistics - Research - Australia |
| Comparative linguistics - Australia | |
| Sociolinguistics - Australia | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Australia Languages |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KochHarold |
| NordlingerRachel <1969-> | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Maps -- Part I. Traditional Indigenous languages of Australia -- 1. The languages of Australia in linguistic research: context and issues / Koch, Harold / Nordlinger, Rachel -- 2. Historical relations among the Australian languages: genetic classification and contact-based diffusion / Koch, Harold -- 3. Sound patterns of Australian Languages / Fletcher, Janet -- 4. Word Structure in Australian languages / Baker, Brett -- 5. Constituency and Grammatical Relations in Australian languages / Nordlinger, Rachel -- 6. Complex Predicates in Australian languages / Bowern, Claire -- 7. Semantics of Australian Languages / Gaby, Alice / Singer, Ruth -- 8 Indigenous language maintenance and revitalisation / Walsh, Michael -- Part II. Post-contact language varieties -- 9 Language Contact Varieties / Meakins, Felicity -- 10. Aboriginal English / Eades, Diana -- 11. Australian English / Collins, Peter -- Index of languages -- Index of names -- Index of subjects |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Languages and Linguistics of Australia: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The volume provides a thorough overview of Australian languages, including their linguistic structures, their genetic relationships, and issues of language maintenance and revitalisation. Australian English, Aboriginal English and other contact varieties are also discussed. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The languages and linguistics of Australia |
| ISBN: | 3-11-039512-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910463837903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
World of linguistics ; ; v. 3.