Warlpiri Morpho-Syntax

A Lexicalist Approach

J. Simpson (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

491 Seiten

1991
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-1292-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.1991
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory ; 23
Zusatzinfo	XVII, 491 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-7923-1292-9 / 0792312929
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-1292-5 / 9780792312925
Zustand	Neuware