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Murrinhpatha Morphology and Phonology

By John Mansfield

Murrinhpatha Morphology and Phonology

By John Mansfield

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Murrinhpatha is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in a region of tropical savannah and tidal inlets on the north coast of the continent. Some 3000 speakers live mostly in the towns of Wadeye and Nganmarriyanga, though they maintain close ties to their traditional lands, totems and spirit ancestors. Murrinhpatha word structure is highly complex, and quite distinct from the better-known Pama-Nyungan languages of central and southern Australia. Murrinhpatha is characterised by prolific compounding, clitic clusters, cumulative inflection, irregular allomorphy and phonological assimilation. This book provides a comprehensive account of these phenomena, giving particular attention to questions of morphological constituency, lexical storage, and whether there is really such thing as a ¿word¿ unit.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
314
Release Date:
2019-04-01
Publication Date:
2019-04-01
Publisher:
De Gruyter
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1501511394
ISBN13:
9781501511394
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
624 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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