Buch, Englisch, 491 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1050 g
A Lexicalist Approach
Buch, Englisch, 491 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1050 g
Reihe: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
ISBN: 978-0-7923-1292-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Warlpiri is a Pama-Nyungan language (Ngarrka group) spo ken by over 3,000 people in Central Australia. Neighbour ing languages (all Pama-Nyungan) include its closest relatives, Warlmanpa and Ngardily, to the north-east and west respec tively, Warumungu (Warumungic) and the Arandic languages, Kaytetye and Alyawarr, to the east, the Western Desert lan guages, Pintupi and Kukatja, to the south and west respectively, the Ngumbin language Jaru to the north-west, the Arandic lan guage, Anmatyerre, to the south-east, and the Ngumbin lan guages, Gurindji and Mudburra, to the north. Warlpiri country encompasses a huge area of semi-desert stretching west of Tennant Creek to the Western Australian border. For the Warlpiri, this country is filled with meaning. Jukurrpa (often translated as 'Dreaming') beings travel across it, creating and changing the landscape in their passing. Songs, dances, painting, stories and journeys celebrate the jukurrpa and the country. The Warlpiri language is also from the jukurrpa; it is the language spoken by the jukurrpa beings on their travels through Warlpiri country.
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Research
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Textlinguistik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ozeanische & Austronesische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
Weitere Infos & Material
1: Introduction.- 1.1. Preamble.- 1.2. Events and participants.- 1.3. The model.- 1.4. Interactions.- I: Non-Configurationality.- 2: Simple Sentences.- 3: Pronominals.- 4: Case.- 5: Discontinuous Expressions.- II: Grammatical Functions in Warlpiri.- 6: Selected Functions.- 7: External Participants.- Appendices.- List of Abbreviations.- Sources of Warlpiri Data.
