Phonology, morphology and syntax, texts and songs, Martuthunira-English word list, English-Martuthunira finderlist; notes on traditional life, kinship system, local groups, economic life, art, post-contact history.
"This book presents new data and a formal analysis of the inflectional system and syntax of Kayardild, a typologically striking language of Northern Australia. It sets forth arguments for recognizing an intricate syntactic structure that underlies the exuberant distribution of i…
This book builds on R.M.W. Dixon's most influential work on the indigenous languages of Australia over the past forty years, from his trailblazing grammar of Dyirbal published in 1972 to later grammars of Yidin (1971) and Warrgamay (1981). 'Edible Gender, Mother-in-Law Style, an…
A grammar of Yidin
by Dixon, R.M.W., (Robert Malcolm Ward)
fromCambridge studies in linguistics
Affiliations of Arabana and Wangkangurru including kin terms; analysis of phonology, grammar and syntax, and examples of text; biographical details of speakers.
