The habitat of Australia's Aboriginal languages [[electronic resource] ] : past, present and future / / edited by Gerhard Leitner, Ian G. Malcolm
| The habitat of Australia's Aboriginal languages [[electronic resource] ] : past, present and future / / edited by Gerhard Leitner, Ian G. Malcolm |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 pages) |
| Disciplina | 499/.15 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LeitnerGerhard
MalcolmIan G |
| Collana | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs |
| Soggetto topico |
Australian languages - History
Pidgin English - Australia Aboriginal Australians - Education Languages in contact - Australia Yolngu Matha language N230 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Australia /language |
| ISBN |
1-282-19420-8
9786612194207 3-11-019784-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- An overview of Australian traditional languages -- Yolngu language habitat: Ecology, identity and law in an Aboriginal society -- Indigenous languages: Transitions from the past to the present -- Language maintenance, shift - and planning -- Linguistic responses to contact: Pidgins and creoles -- Aboriginal English: Restructured variety for cultural maintenance -- Aboriginal language habitat and cultural continuity -- The Aboriginal contribution to Australia's language habitat -- Issues and policies in school education -- Bridging the language gap in education -- Aboriginal English in the criminal justice system -- Aboriginal language habitat in research and tertiary education -- Tyikim/Blekbala perspectives on language -- Backmatter |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782512703321 |
| Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The semantics of polysemy [[electronic resource] ] : reading meaning in English and Warlpiri / / by Nick Riemer
| The semantics of polysemy [[electronic resource] ] : reading meaning in English and Warlpiri / / by Nick Riemer |
| Autore | Riemer Nick <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401/.43 |
| Collana | Cognitive linguistics research |
| Soggetto topico |
Polysemy
Cognitive grammar Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb English language - Semantics Warlpiri language - Semantics Warlpiri language C15 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Australia /language
English /language cognitive linguistics |
| ISBN |
1-282-19393-7
9786612193934 3-11-019755-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1 Cognition and linguistic science -- Chapter 2 Meaning, definition and paraphrase -- Chapter 3 Evidence for polysemy -- Chapter 4 A four-category theory of polysemy -- Chapter 5 Applications I: English -- Chapter 6 Applications II: Warlpiri -- Chapter 7 Conclusion: description and explanation in semantics -- Back matter |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778375403321 |
Riemer Nick <1972->
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| Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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