Donaldson
Ngiyambaa
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521109192
- author:
- Donaldson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 380
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Genre:
- Sociolinguistics
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Ngiyambaa: A Comprehensive Linguistic Description This detailed linguistic analysis provides an in-depth examination of Ngiyambaa, one of Australia's lesser-documented Aboriginal languages. Dr Donaldson's comprehensive grammar explores complex sentence types and the functions of numerous particles that link sentences to their contexts. The volume offers a unique insight into Australian linguistics and linguistic theory, shedding light on typological features that will be of interest to linguists studying universals or refining linguistic theory. The book concludes with a selection of texts and song words, providing a glimpse into an Aboriginal culture and its past. A valuable contribution to the study of Australian languages, Ngiyambaa is an important work for scholars and researchers in the field of linguistics.