| A Grammar of Gaagudju Contributor(s): Harvey, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110172488 ISBN-13: 9783110172485 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $278.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 499.15 |
| LCCN: 2002276259 |
| Series: Mouton Grammar Library [Mgl] |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.64" W x 9.58" (2.10 lbs) 507 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This grammar provides an overall description of Gaagudju, a now nearly extinct language of northern Australia. Gaagudju differs from most previously described Australian languages in a number of ways. It shows marked differences in the realizations of stressed and unstressed syllables. It has complex systems of prefixation as well as suffixation. There is a clear distinction between productive and unproductive morphology, with a large amount of the morphology being unproductive. While word order is generally free, strictly ordered phrasal compounding structures are important. |