ISBN10: 0198702906, ISBN13: 9780198702900, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.54
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ISBN10: 0198702906, ISBN13: 9780198702900, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. This book builds on R. M. W. Dixon's most influential work on the indigenous languages of Australia over the past forty years, from his trailblazing grammar of Dyirbal published in 1972 to later grammars of Yidin (1971) and Warrgamay (1981). Edible Gender, Mother-in-Law Style, and Other Grammatical Wonders includes further studies on these languages, and the interrelations between them. Following an account of the anthropological and linguisticbackground, part I provides a thorough examination of, and comparison between, the gender system in Dyirbal (one of whose members refers to 'edible vegetables') and the set of nominal classifiers in Yidin. The chapters inpart II describe Dyirbal's unusual kinship system and the 'mother-in-law' language style, and examines the origins of 'mother-in-law' vocabulary in Dyirbal and in Yidin. There are four grammatical studies in part III, dealing with syntactic orientation, serial verb constructions, complementation strategies, and grammatical reanalysis. Part IV covers grammatical and lexical variation across the dialects of Dyirbal, compensatory phonological changes, and a study of language contact acrossthe Cairns rainforest region. The two final chapters, in Part V, recount the sad stories of how the Yidin and Dyirbal languages slowly slipped into oblivion. This book builds on R. M. ...
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Oxford Univ Pr, Date: 2015. Hardcover. New. 342 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. 2015. Oxford Univ Pr ISBN 0198702906 9780198702900 [GB]

ISBN10: 0198702906, ISBN13: 9780198702900, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]
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