Title The languages of Australia / R. M. W. Dixon

Published Cambridge, Eng. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1980 Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1980 ©1980

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Description xxii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Cambridge language surveys Cambridge language surveys Contents Machine derived contents note: 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 Summary Covers historical/comparative, social, grammatical and phonological characteristics, relationships and change among Australian languages Analysis Aborigines Aboriginal languages Australian aboriginal languages Notes First published 1980. Re-issued in ... digitally printed version 2009 Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages [515]-533 Notes Heritage 2017 UoY Subject Australian languages. Australian languages -- Study and teaching Aboriginal Australians -- Languages. Langues australiennes. Language - Linguistics - Language classification Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax Language - Semantics Language - Sociolinguistics Language - Linguistics - Phonology and phonetics Guwa language G9.1 Warrgamay language Y134 Yidinj language Y117 Dyirbal / Jirrbal language Y123 Australian languages. Australia LC no. 79021353 ISBN 9780521294508 (pbk.) 0521223296 0521294509 (pbk.)

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