Author: James N. SneddonPublisher:
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Category : Celebes (Indonesia)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Studies in Sulawesi Linguistics
Author: James N. SneddonPublisher:
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Category : Celebes (Indonesia)
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A Critical Survey of Studies on the Languages of Sulawesi
Author: J. NoorduynPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Studies in Sulawesi Linguistics
Author: James N. SneddonPublisher:
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Category : Indonesian language
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
A Grammar of Makasar
Author: Anthony JukesPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004412662
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The book is a grammar of the Makasar language, spoken by about 2 million people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Makasarese is a head–marking language which marks arguments on the predicate with a system of pronominal clitics, following an ergative/absolutive pattern. Full noun phrases are relatively free in order, while pre-predicate focus position which is widely used. The phonology is notable for the large number of geminate and pre–glottalised consonant sequences, while the morphology is characterised by highly productive affixation and pervasive encliticisation of pronominal and aspectual elements. The work draws heavily on literary sources reaching back more than three centuries; this tradition includes two Indic based scripts, a system based on Arabic, and various Romanised conventions.
A Grammar of Neve'ei, Vanuatu
Author: Jill MusgravePublisher:
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Neve'ei language is a member of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian language family. It is spoken in the village of Vinmavis on the west coast of the island of Malakula in the Republic of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific. It is estimated that there are approximately 500 primary speakers of Neve'ei and around 750 speakers in total. The aim of this work is to present a description of the phonology, morphology and syntax of the Neve'ei language by providing clear statements with appropriate linguistic examples. A synchronic approach is taken with no attempt being made to focus on earlier stages of the history of related languages. Likewise, no attempt is made to focus on linguistic theory or on comparisons of Neve'ei with related languages. However, references to other Oceanic languages and other studies are made where these seem to be particularly relevant to the description of Neve'ei.
A Grammar of the Pendau Language of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Author: Phil QuickPublisher: Pacific Linguistics
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Category : Indonesia
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
"This book is a grammar of Pendau, an Austronesian language spoken by around four thousand people in north-central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Pendau belongs to the Tomini-Tolitoli subgroup, and this book is the first comprehensive decription of any of these languages. The Tomini-Tolitoli languages are of interest to typologists in general and more specifically to Austronesianists, since the languages appear to be transitional between better known Philippine style languages and Indonesian style languages. Intricate rules of vowel harmony in the prefixes used to form verb stems are of particular interest. The grammar is very richly exemplified and covers a wide range of linguistic phenomena from phonetics and phonology through to cohesion and prominence in discourse as well as an analysis of the discourse structure of a number of different genres."--Provided by publisher.
Languages of South Sulawesi
Author: Charles E. GrimesPublisher:
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Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World
Author: Tom DuttonPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110883090
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
The Austronesians
Author: Peter BellwoodPublisher: ANU E Press
ISBN: 1920942858
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians.
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