A Grammar of Bardi Grammar of Bardi
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Claire Bowern
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A Grammar of Bardi Grammar of Bardi
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De Gruyter Mouton
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9783110278187
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Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]ISSN
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1
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CHF 186.50
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Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
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English
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868
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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.
List of Tables
27
List of Figures
31
Acknowledgments
33
Maps
35
Abbreviations and Conventions
41
1 Introduction
49
2 Bardi Ethnography
75
3 Phonetics and Phonology
119
4 Word Classes, Wordhood, and the Lexicon
199
5 Nouns and Nominal Morphology
217
6 Adjectives and Other Modifiers
311
7 Pronouns and Demonstratives
333
8 Noun Phrases and Their Syntax
375
9 Verbal Predicate Structure
409
10 Agreement Morphology
441
11 Tense, Aspect, and Mood Marking
471
12 Argumenthood, Valency, and Transitivity
507
13 Preverbs and Complex Predicates
551
14 Adverbs and Particles
609
15 Intra-clausal Syntax
639
16 Clause Combining
681
A Basic Vocabulary List
731
B Prefix Tables
739
C Light Verbs
743
D Information on Speakers and Texts
747
E Texts
751
Notes
801
References
831
Index
853
