A Grammar of Warrongo

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-023876-1
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 53, 751 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1484 g

Reihe: Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]

Warrongo is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language that used to be spoken in northeast Australia. This volume is largely based on the rich data recorded from the last fluent speaker. It details the phonology, morphology and syntax of the language. In particular, it provides a truly scrutinizing description of syntactic ergativity - a phenomenon that is rare among the world's language. It also shows that, unlike some other Australian languages, Warrongo has noun phrases that are configurational. Overall this volume shows what can be documented of a language that has only one speaker.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tsunoda, Tasaku

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Ethnolinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Tasaku Tsunoda, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan.