Languages of Australia, The

Languages of Australia, The

Dixon, Robert M. W

ISBN: 0521294509 Categories: AUSTRALIANA: ABORIGINAL Australians Indigenous, AUSTRALIANA: West Australiana, Aboriginal, Fauna & Flora, Art & Craft & Photography, Military History, True Crime, Football, Papua New Guinea, Antarctica, STAFF PICKS

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ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANA –

Comprehensive survey of Australian Aboriginal languages

xxii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: pages [515]-533.
#290925
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Tribe and language; 3. Speech and song styles; 4. The role of language in Aboriginal Australian society today; 5. Vocabulary; 6. Phonology; 7. Phonological change; 8. Classification of Australian languages; 9. Word classes; 10. Nouns; 11. Pronouns; 12. Verbs; 13. Syntax; 14. Summary.
First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:

Dyirbal / Jirrbal language Y123

Subject:
Australian languages

Aboriginal Australians — Languages

Aborigines

Aboriginal languages

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Author	Dixon, Robert M. W
Number of pages	xxii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year Published	1980

Binding Type	Softcover
Book Condition	Good. Some signs of wear.

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