Assiniboine, sometimes referred to as Nakoda, is an American Indian language of the Siouan language family presently spoken by fewer than one hundred people in Montana (United States) and Saskatchewan (Canada). It is a member of a dialect continuum identified by Parks and DeMall…
Description of Kaiadilt culture; historic development of Tangkic languages; history of European contact and establishment of Mornington Mission; present linguistic situation, decline of indigenous languages because of Kriol and English varieties; analysis of Kayardild phonology,…
An original and intriguing exploration into the language we use to talk about and express romantic and sexual desire.
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…
This book builds on R.M.W. Dixon's most influential work on the languages of North Queensland. It brings together studies in the fields of phonology, syntax, language contact, and language attrition, illustrated with examples of the unusual and theoretically significant features…
"By tracing the traditional progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists to contemporary theorists, The History and Theory of Rhetoric illustrates how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain a conceptual frame…
This volume offers a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic, anthropological, archaeological and historical work focused on Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, in Australia’s northeast. The volume also honours Bruce Rigsby, emeritus professor of anthropology at the Universi…
Phonological, morphological, syntactic, synchronic and diachronic pan-dialectal grammar of Djinang (Yolngu) with Djinba notes; includes texts, comparative details.
Yugambeh to English dictionary with pronunciation guide and grammatical notes.
by Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Marja-Leena Sorjonen, Liisa Raevaara
