Professor Dixon examines the grammar of Yidin, an Australian dying language, through phonology, syntax and of a 'mixed ergative' type that cannot easily be accommodated in terms of standard syntactic theory.
This 1988 book was the first full-length study ever to be published on the subject of sign language as a means of... Læs mere
R. M. W. (Bob) Dixon was one of the first linguists to study the Aboriginal languages of northeast Queensland. This account of his research... Læs mere
By the author of THE STONING ("Crime debut of the year" The Times) - a fresh and distinctive new voice in Outback Noir
Described by Ken Hale as 'nothing less than a masterpiece' and by P. H. Matthews as 'absolutely clear, astonishingly complete, factually fascinating', The Languages of... Læs mere