Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 40,000 years, speaking about 250 languages. Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this long-established linguistic area. The areal distribution of most features is illustrated with more than 30 maps, showing that the languages tend to move in cyclic fashion with respect to many of the parameters. There is also an index of languages and language groups. Professor Dixon, a pioneering scholar in the field, brings an interesting perspective to this diverse and complex material.
By:
R. M. W. Dixon (La Trobe University Victoria) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.016kg ISBN:9780521046046 ISBN 10: 0521046041 Series:Cambridge Language Surveys Pages: 780 Publication Date:11 March 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
R. M. W. Dixon is Director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology at La Trobe University.
