Handbook of Australian Languages
Title | Handbook of Australian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | R.M.W. Dixon |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 1979-12-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027273553 |
This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. In the introduction the editors discuss some of the recurrent features of languages across the continent, together with grammars of Guugu Yimidhirr by John Haviland; Pitta-Pitta by Barry J. Blake; Gumbaynggir by Diana Eades; and Yaygir by Terry Crowley.
Handbook of Australian Languages
Title | Handbook of Australian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9027220042 |
This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.
Handbook of Australian Languages
Title | Handbook of Australian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | R.M.W. Dixon |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 453 |
Release | 1981-12-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027273545 |
This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.
Handbook of Australian Languages
Title | Handbook of Australian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | R.M.W. Dixon |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 557 |
Release | 1983-12-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027273537 |
This handbook makes available short grammatical sketches of Australian languages. Each grammar is written in a standard format, following guidelines provided by the editors, and includes a sample text and vocabulary text. The contributions to this volume are salvage studies, giving all the information that is available on four languages which are on the point of extinction, and an assessment of what linguistic impressions can be inferred from the scant material that is available on the extinct languages of Tasmania.
Handbook of Australian Languages
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Release | 1994 |
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Handbook of Australian Languages
Title | Handbook of Australian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. W. Dixon |
Publisher | |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Australian languages |
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A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
Title | A Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory PDF eBook |
Author | James William Wafer |
Publisher | Muurrbay Aboriginal Language and Culture Cooperative |
Pages | 872 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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The handbook is a guide to Aboriginal languages, with illustrative vocabularies. It is divided into two parts: the first part, which includes maps, is a survey of the Indigenous languages of NSW and the ACT, giving information about dialects, locations, and resources available for language revitalisation; the second part provides word-lists in practical spelling for 42 distinct language varieties. There is also useful information on contact languages, sign languages and kinship classification, as well as an appendix on placenames. The handbook is a valuable reference and educational resource, useful to Aboriginal people who want to revitalise their language.