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The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia William B. McGregor

The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia By William B. McGregor

The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia by William B. McGregor

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This book provides an insightful and highly readable account both of the social setting in which the languages are spoken and of their main structural features.

The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia Summary

The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia by William B. McGregor

William McGregor is a leading expert on Kimberley languages

Contains line drawings of gestures and diagrams of word formation

Provides a transliteration scheme for ease of pronunciation

About William B. McGregor

William B. McGregor is Professor of Linguistics at Aarhus University. He has studied Kimberley languages for more than two decades, publishing grammatical descriptions of four, and articles on a variety of topics including their grammar, history, semantics and discourse organisation.

Table of Contents

List of tables List of figures List of plates List of maps Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Survey of Kimberley Languages 3. Language in Kimberley Aboriginal Societies 4. Phonetics and Phonology 5. Fundamental Concepts of Grammar 6. Pronouns and Determiners 7. Nominals and Noun Phrases 8. Verbs and Verbal Constructions 9. Vocabulary and Meaning 10. Clauses and Sentences 11. Text and Discourse 12. Grammar in Language use 13. Conclusion Languages and Sources References Index of authors Index of languages Index of subjects

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NLS9780415859950
9780415859950
0415859956
The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia by William B. McGregor
William B. McGregor
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2015-07-23
400
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