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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Conference on Historical Linguistics Melbourne, Vic.
Other Authors: Bowern, Claire, 1977-, Koch, Harold James
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2004.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 249.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=148617