Ngiyambaa

Cambridge Study in Linguistics

Donaldson

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Aboriginal

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRES
12 February 2009

Sociolinguistics; Languages & ESL; Aboriginal Languages - Advanced Self-Study; Australian Aboriginal - Languages

Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

Only a handful of the two hundred Aboriginal languages of Australia have been provided with detailed and professional linguistic descriptions. Ngiyambaa, from central New South Wales, shows important differences from languages in other parts of the continent, and demonstrates typological features that will be of interest to all linguists who are concerned with the study of universals or with the refinement of linguistic theory. Dr Donaldson's grammar is comprehensive, and particular attention is paid to certain topics at each level of description. The system of complex sentence types is carefully explored; and so are the functions of the numerous particles that link sentences to the contexts in which they are used. The volume is therefore an important contribution to Australian linguistics and to linguistic theory in general. In addition to the many examples supporting the analysis, the volume concludes with a selection of texts and song words that together offer the reader an insight into an Aboriginal culture and a glimpse of its past.

By: Donaldson
Imprint: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 29
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9780521109192
ISBN 10: 0521109191
Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 12 February 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The language and its speakers; 2. Phonology; 3. World classes; 4. Nominals; 5. Pronouns, determiners and indeterminates; 6. Verbs; 7. Compound verbs; 8. Simple sentences; 9. Particles; 10. Complex sentences; Appendices.

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Ngiyambaa

Cambridge Study in Linguistics

Donaldson

$74.95

Paperback

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