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1 online resource (1000 pages .) |
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text file |
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The World of Linguistics ; 4
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World of linguistics ; 4.
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| Summary |
The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide' is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of all major regions of the world. The island of New Guinea and its offshore islands is arguably the most significant linguistic hotspot in the world - home to around 1275 languages, almost one fifth of all living languages, in around 40 separate families, along with numerous isolates. Traditionally one of the least understood linguistic regions, ongoing research allows for the first time a comprehensive guide. Given the vastness of the region and limited previous overviews, this volume focuses on an account of the families and major languages of each area within the region, including brief grammatical descriptions of the better described languages. The volume also includes a typological overview of Papuan languages, and a chapter on Austronesian-Papuan contact. It will make accessible current knowledge on this complex region, and will be the standard reference on the region. It is aimed at typologists, endangered language specialists, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, and all those interested in linguistic diversity and understanding this least known linguistic region. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
New Guinea -- Languages.
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New Guinea. |
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Language and languages. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Palmer, Bill, 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Languages and linguistics of the New Guinea area. Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter & Co. 2017 9783110286427 3110286424 |
| ISBN |
9783110295252 (electronic book) |
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3110295253 (electronic book) |
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9783110286427 |
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3110286424 |
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