This book deals with systems of verb classification in Australian Aboriginal languages, with particular focus on languages of the north-west.
This grammar provides an overall description of Gaagudju, a now nearly extinct language of northern Australia. There is a clear distinction between productive and unproductive... Læs mere
Addressed primarily to students and researchers in semantics, cognitive linguistics, English, and Australian languages, this is a comparative study of the polysemy patterns displayed by percussion/impact ('hitting') verbs in English and Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan, Central Australia).
A poignant and moving story about reclaiming language and the enduring power of love, told though the eyes of a little girl on a quest to learn her grandfather's hidden first language.