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A Grammar of Bardi

  • Claire Louise Bowern
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2012
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The Bardi language is currently spoken by fewer than 10 people. The language is a member of the Nyulnyulan family, a small non-Pama-Nyungan family in northwest Australia. This book is a reference grammar of the language. The 16 chapters include information on phonetics and phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, and syntax, as well as an ethnographic sketch of traditional life. A selection of texts is also included. It is the first published full study of a Nyulnyulan language.

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Claire Louise Bowern, Yale University, USA.

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    Frontmatter

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    Summary Table of Contents

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    Contents

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    List of Tables

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    List of Figures

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    Acknowledgments

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    Maps

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    Abbreviations and Conventions

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    Chapter 1. Introduction

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    Chapter 2. Bardi Ethnography

    27
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    Chapter 3. Phonetics and Phonology

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    Chapter 4. Word Classes, Wordhood, and the Lexicon

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    Chapter 5. Nouns and Nominal Morphology

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    Chapter 6. Adjectives and Other Modifiers

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    Chapter 7. Pronouns and Demonstratives

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    Chapter 8. Noun Phrases and Their Syntax

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    Chapter 9. Verbal Predicate Structure

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    Chapter 10. Agreement Morphology

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    Chapter 11. Tense, Aspect, and Mood Marking

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    Chapter 12. Argumenthood, Valency, and Transitivity

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    Chapter 13. Preverbs and Complex Predicates

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    Chapter 14. Adverbs and Particles

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    Chapter 15. Intra-clausal Syntax

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    Chapter 16. Clause Combining

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    Appendix A. Basic Vocabulary List

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    Appendix B. Prefix Tables

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    Appendix C. Light Verbs

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    Appendix D. Information on Speakers and Texts

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    Appendix E. Texts

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    Notes

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    References

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    Index

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eBook published on:
August 31, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9783110278187
Hardcover published on:
August 17, 2012
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9783110278156
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Front matter:
48
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820
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110278187
eBook ISBN: 9783110278187
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110278156
Keywords for this book
Australian Languages; Non-Pama-Nyungan; Reference Grammar
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Research Libraries, Researchers and Advanced Students with an Interest in Endangered Languages.
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