Australian languages
their nature and development
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Author
Publication
2002 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, England
Language
English
Word Count
183,500 words, Guess
Page Count
734 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3948556M
- ISBN-100521473780
- OCLC Control Number47706158
- OCLC Control Numberaustralianlangua00dixo
- Library of Congress Control Number2001037958
and 2 more
- LibraryThing51810
- Goodreads1398355
Classifications
- DDC499/.15
- LCCPL7001 .D48 2002
Description
Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 40,000 years, speaking about 250 languages. Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this long-established linguistic area. The areal distribution of most features is illustrated with more than 30 maps, showing that the languages tend to move in cyclic fashion with respect to many of the parameters. There is also an index of languages and language groups. Professor Dixon, a pioneering scholar in the field, brings a unique perspective to this diverse and complex material.
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Series Statement
- Cambridge language surveys
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