240 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study covers a number of topics that are prominent in the grammars of Australian Aboriginal languages, especially ergativity and manifestations of the hierarchy that runs from the speech-act participants down to inanimates. This hierarchy shows up in case marking, number marking and agreement, advancement and cross-referencing. Chapter 1 provides an overall picture of Australian languages.... Read more
1. Orientation 2. Core Grammatical Relations 3. The Other Grammatical Relations 4. Minority Constructions 5. The Noun Phrase 6. Bound Pronouns 7. Linking Verbs 8. Linking Clauses 9. Word Order 10. Overview
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Blake, Barry
