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1 online resource (379 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Linguistik aktuell/linguistics today (LA) ; 167
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Linguistik aktuell/linguistics today (LA)
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"The papers presented within this volume were selected from the fourteenth meeting of the Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association (AFLA XIV), held May 4-6, 2007 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Austronesian and Theoretical Linguistics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Phonetics/Phonology/Morphology The role of larynx height in the Javanese tense ~ lax stop contrast; Reduplication in Tanjung Raden Malay; Discontiguous reduplication in a local variety of Malay; Phonological evidence for the structure of Javanese compounds; Intonation, information structure and the derivation of inverse VO languages; Syntax The case of possessors and 'subjects'; Genitive relative constructions and agent incorporation in Tongan. |
| Summary |
The Austronesian language family is the largest language family in the world, yet its members are relatively little studied, particularly from a formal perspective. Interestingly, because these languages exhibit typologically unusual properties, they pose important challenges to linguistic theory. Any theory that postulates a grammar that is common to all languages must take into account the particular characteristics of this language family. The contributions to this volume comprise five chapters on phonology and twelve chapters on syntax, all addressing aspects of these Austronesian challeng. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Austronesian languages -- Congresses.
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Austronesian languages. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Mercado, Raphael.
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Potsdam, Eric, 1964-
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Travis, Lisa deMena.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Austronesian and theoretical linguistics. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010 9789027255501 (DLC) 2010028219 (OCoLC)647976871 |
| ISBN |
9789027287755 (electronic book) |
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9027287759 (electronic book) |
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1282976958 |
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9781282976955 |
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9789027255501 |
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9027255504 |
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