Alawa phonology and grammar / [by] Margaret C. Sharpe
- Bib ID:
- 1914548
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sharpe, Margaret C. (Margaret Clare)
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1972
- xii, 189 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 085575012X
- Series:
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- Australian aboriginal studies ; no. 37.
- Linguistic series ; no. 15.
- Summary:
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Based on field work between June 1966 and May 1968; map shows location of area where spoken; voice quality and phonemes, distibution of phonemes, intonation, phonological rules, noun phrases & their constituents, equational clauses, verb phrases, auxiliary verb morphology, transformational clause paradigms, non nuclear tagmemes, syntax, transformational generative equations; Appendices include list of informants; common kinship terms; locatives; temporals & temporal phrases; 10 sample texts in vernacular with interlinear literal translation followed by free translation; mingograph traces.
- Notes:
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- Index.
- Bibliography: p. 173-175.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal languages. Alawa language. Grammar. Pronunciation. Australia
- Alawa language
- Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax
- Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Nouns and ergatives
- Language - Linguistics - Phonology - Phonemes
- Language - Linguistics - Vocabulary and grammar - Verbs
- Social organisation - Kinship - Kinship terms
- Social organisation - Kinship - Marriage
- Alawa people (N92) (NT SD53-10)
- Language - Texts and translations - Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal language
- Alawa language (N92) (NT SD53-10)
- Northern Territory - North NT
- Northern Territory - Central NT
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
- Copyright:
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