Author: Donald A. BurquestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Descriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku
Author: Donald A. BurquestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Descriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku; Pt. 2
Author: Wyn D. LaidigDescriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku Part II
Author: Wyn D. LaidigPublisher:
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Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Descriptive Studies in Languages of Maluku
Author: Donald A. BurquestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Analyzing Syntax
Author: Paul KroegerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521016544
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Analyzing Syntax: A Lexical-Functional Approach is a comprehensive and accessible 2004 textbook on syntactic analysis, designed for students of linguistics at advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Working within the 'Lexical Functional Grammar' (LFG) approach, it provides students with a framework for analyzing and describing grammatical structure, using extensive examples from both European and non-European languages. Topics covered include: tests for constituency, passivization and other relation-changing processes, reflexive pronouns, the control relation, Topic and Focus, relative clauses and Wh-questions, causative constructions, serial verbs, 'quirky case', and ergativity. As well as building on what linguists have learned about language in general, particular attention is paid to the unique features of individual languages. While its primary focus is on syntactic structure, the book also deals with aspects of meaning, function and word-structure that are directly relevant to syntax. Clearly organised into topics, this textbook is ideal for one-semester courses in syntax and grammatical analysis.
Leti, a Language of Southwest Maluku
Author: A. EngelenhovenPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004486909
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Leti is spoken on the island with the same name near the Indonesian-East Timorese border. This small Austronesian language became known among linguists for the complex patterns of metathesis permeating its entire grammar. Besides little discussed topics, like its intricate deictic system and lexical parallelism, this book provides information on intriguing features of the Leti language that remained undescribed, such as singing, naming, storytelling and the semantics of the indexer clitic. A complete version of the Sailfish myth that underlies the structures of all Southwest Malukan island communities has been added. The entire text is provided with interlinear glosses. All lexical items in the text and in the description have been inserted in a word list together with all lexical parallels. Being the first exhaustive study of a Southwest Malukan language, this description is a valuable contribution to the typological study of East Indonesia and East Timor and to Austronesian linguistics. The abundance of examples makes it of interest also for linguists with a theoretical orientation in phonology, syntax and semantics. The 'insider's perspective' approach provides essential information for students of ethnolinguistics and oral traditions in the region.
The Historical Relationships of the Languages of Central Maluku, Indonesia
Author: James T. CollinsPublisher:
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Phonological Studies in Four Languages of Maluku
Author: Donald A. BurquestPublisher: Sil International, Global Publishing
ISBN: 9780883128039
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Describes the the phonologies of Sawai, Kisar, Larike and West Tarangan (Indonesia).
The Oxford Guide to the Malayo-Polynesian Languages of Southeast Asia
Author: Alexander AdelaarPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192534262
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1089
Book Description
This volume presents the most wide-ranging treatment available today of the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Southeast Asia and their outliers, a group of more than 800 languages belonging to the wider Austronesian family. It brings together leading scholars and junior researchers to offer a comprehensive account of the historical relations, typological diversity, and varied sociolinguistic issues that characterize this group of languages, including current debates in their prehistories and descriptive priorities for future study. The book is divided into four parts. Part I deals with historical linguistics, including discussion of human genetics, archaeology, and cultural history. Chapters in Part II explore language contact between Malayo-Polynesian and unrelated languages, as well as sociolinguistic issues such as multilingualism, language policy, and language endangerment. Part III provides detailed overviews of the different groupings of Malayo-Polynesian languages, while Part IV offers in-depth studies of important typological features across the whole linguistic area. The Oxford Guide to the Malayo-Polynesian Languages of Southeast Asia will be an essential reference for students and researchers specializing in Austronesian languages and for typologists and comparative linguists more broadly.
Taba
Author: John BowdenPublisher: Pacific Linguistics
ISBN:
Category : Austronesian languages
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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