Australian languages : classification and the comparative method /
This book addresses controversial issues in the application of the comparative method to the languages of Australia which have recently come to international prominence. Are these languages 'different' in ways that challenge the fundamental assumptions of historical linguistics? Can subgro...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2004.
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| Serier: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 249. |
| Online adgang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=148617 |
| Summary: | This book addresses controversial issues in the application of the comparative method to the languages of Australia which have recently come to international prominence. Are these languages 'different' in ways that challenge the fundamental assumptions of historical linguistics? Can subgrouping be successfully undertaken using the Comparative Method? Is the genetic construct of a far-flung 'Pama-Nyungan' language family supportable by classic methods of reconstruction? Contrary to increasingly established views of the Australian scene, this book makes a major contribution to the demonstration. |
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| Fysisk beskrivelse: | 1 online resource (x, 377 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1423766415 9781423766414 9027247617 9789027247612 1588115127 9781588115126 9027295115 9789027295118 9786612255236 6612255234 1282255231 9781282255234 |
| ISSN: | 0304-0763 ; |