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Author Mushin, Ilana, author.

Title A grammar of (Western) Garrwa / Ilana Mushin
Published Boston, [MA etc.] : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2012
Boston/Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2012]
©2012

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Description xviii, 476 pages : map ; 24 cm
Series Pacific linguistics, 1448-8310 ; volume 637
Pacific linguistics ; v. 637. 1448-8310
Contents 1. The Garrwa language asnd its speakers -- 2. Phonology -- 3. Grammatical overview -- 4. Nouns -- 5. Pronouns -- 6. Demonstratives, directionals, and interrogatives -- 7. Verbs -- 8. Clitics and particles -- 9. Syntax -- 10. Discourse phenomena -- 11. References -- 12. Garrwa texts -- 13. Word list
Summary This book provides the first full grammatical description of Garrwa, a critically endangered language of the Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria region in Northern Australia. Garrwa is typologically interesting because of its uncertain status in the Australian language family, its pronouns and its word order syntax. This book covers Garrwa phonology, morphology and syntax, with a particular focus on the use of grammar in discourse. The grammatical description is supplemented with a word list and text collection, including transcriptions of ordinary conversation
Analysis Australian
Notes Includes indexes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-327) and index
Notes Print version record
Pacific linguistics no:637 1448-8310
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Languages
Aboriginal Australians -- Languages -- Grammar
Australian languages -- Northern Territory -- Garrwa
Australian languages -- Grammar
Garrwa language -- Grammar
Aboriginal, Australians -- Languages -- Grammar
Australian languages -- Northern Territory
Garawa language -- Grammar
Garawa language.
Language - Linguistics - Grammar and syntax
Language - Linguistics - Phonology and phonetics
Language - Vocabulary - Word lists
Language - Linguistics - Language elicitation - Translated
Garrwa / Garrawa / Garawa people (N155) (NT SE53-08)
Garrwa language N155
Garrwa / Garrawa / Garawa language (N155) (NT SE53-08)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Oceanic & Australian Languages.
Author EBSCOhost
LC no. 2012518654
ISBN 9781614513063
1614513066