vi, 97 p. : ill., 1 map, music ; 22 cm. + 1 sound cassette
Contents
Introduction - some features of the language : Where is Arrente spoken? Dialects of Arrente -- Handsigns and polite ways of communicating -- Names -- Pronunciation and the Arrente spelling system -- Pronunciation -- The simple sentence : Terminology -- Starting a conservation -- This and that -- 'Be' and verbless sentences -- Putting a group of words together - word order -- Verbs: the heart of the sentence -- Other verb endings -- Transitive and intransitive verbs -- Reciprocal and reflexive verbs -- Other verb matters -- Nouns and endings -- How to ask questions in Arrernte -- Pronouns and kinship : Pronouns -- Kinship -- More complicated sentences : Ways of saying 'and' joining words -- Sentences with more than one verb -- Making new words, borrowing words and other matters : Word building -- Loan words -- Doubling words up -- Making nominals out of verbs -- More than one -- making comparisons -- Locations and direction -- Verbs and motion -- How an action is done in what manner? -- A song and some simple conservation
Summary
Pronunciation, noun and verb morphology, questions, pronouns and kinship with comparison with Anmatyerr, Alyawarr, Kaytetye and Warlpiri, simple and complex sentences, neologisms and loan words, word list in semantic domains, song and conversation
