Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5015-0691-8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-5015-1556-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Pacific Linguistics |
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Keywords
- Papuan languages
- Greater Awyu
- anthropological linguisitcs
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The Greater Awyu languages of West Papua. / de Vries, Lourens.
De Gruyter Mouton, 2019. 368 p. (Pacific Linguistics).Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
TY - BOOK
T1 - The Greater Awyu languages of West Papua
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The book is a comprehensive and authoritative description of the Greater Awyu family of Papuan languages spoken in the Digul basin of South New Guinea, based on 10 years of fieldwork by the author. The book presents a description of major patterns found in the languages of the family: phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse. In addition, major aspects of the anthropological linguistics of Greater Awyu languages are described: counting systems, language names, kinship, linguistic ideologies, lexical substitution registers, avoidance and taboo. The linguistic patterns of Greater Awyu languages are systematically placed in the genetic, typological, areal and historical contexts of New Guinea.
AB - The book is a comprehensive and authoritative description of the Greater Awyu family of Papuan languages spoken in the Digul basin of South New Guinea, based on 10 years of fieldwork by the author. The book presents a description of major patterns found in the languages of the family: phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse. In addition, major aspects of the anthropological linguistics of Greater Awyu languages are described: counting systems, language names, kinship, linguistic ideologies, lexical substitution registers, avoidance and taboo. The linguistic patterns of Greater Awyu languages are systematically placed in the genetic, typological, areal and historical contexts of New Guinea.
KW - Papuan languages
KW - Greater Awyu
KW - anthropological linguisitcs
M3 - Book
SN - 978-1-5015-1556-9
T3 - Pacific Linguistics
BT - The Greater Awyu languages of West Papua
PB - De Gruyter Mouton
ER -