Australian Languages

Their Nature and Development

By:

R.M.W. Dixon

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Language Surveys

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Aboriginal 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 Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this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.

Author Biography:

R. M. W. Dixon is Director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology at La Trobe University.

Release date NZ

November 5th, 2007

Author

R.M.W. Dixon

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

38 Tables, unspecified; 33 Maps; 3 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

780

Series

Cambridge Language Surveys

Dimensions

152x228x38

ISBN-13

9780521046046

Product ID

2113343

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