{"product_id":"australian-languages-their-nature-and-development-paperback-9780521046046","title":"Australian Languages; Their Nature and Development (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521046046","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAustralian Languages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheir Nature and Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor Dixon presents a comprehensive study of the indigenous languages of Australia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. M. W. Dixon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521046046, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 November 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e780 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  33 maps  38 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.016 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAboriginal 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 Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this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 an interesting perspective to this diverse and complex material.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations and conventions\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Conventions followed\u003cbr\u003e List of languages and language groups\u003cbr\u003e 1. The language situation in Australia\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modelling the language situation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Overview\u003cbr\u003e 4. Vocabulary\u003cbr\u003e 5. Case and other nominal suffixes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Verbs\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bound pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 9. Prefixing and fusion\u003cbr\u003e 10. Generic nouns, classifiers, genders and noun classes\u003cbr\u003e 11. Ergative\/accusative morphological and syntactic profiles\u003cbr\u003e 12. Phonology\u003cbr\u003e 13. Genetic subgroups and small linguistic areas\u003cbr\u003e 14. Summary and conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index of languages, dialects and language groups\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005924757784,"sku":"9780521046046","price":87.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521046046i_93c70738-4761-4687-96e0-b6d9a1af1df0.jpg?v=1694968678","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/australian-languages-their-nature-and-development-paperback-9780521046046","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}