A grammar of Gaagudju
Main description: This grammar provides an overall description of Gaagudju, a now nearly extinct language of northern Australia. Gaagudju differs from most previously described Australian languages in a number of ways. It shows marked differences in the realizations of stressed and unstressed syllab...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin
De Gruyter
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| Series: | Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Main description: This grammar provides an overall description of Gaagudju, a now nearly extinct language of northern Australia. Gaagudju differs from most previously described Australian languages in a number of ways. It shows marked differences in the realizations of stressed and unstressed syllables. It has complex systems of prefixation as well as suffixation. There is a clear distinction between productive and unproductive morphology, with a large amount of the morphology being unproductive. While word order is generally free, strictly ordered phrasal compounding structures are important. Biographical note: Mark Harvey is Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia. |
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| Physical Description: | X, 497 Seiten Ill. 155 x 230 mm |
| ISBN: | 9783110172485 |