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A Grammar of Warrongo
Author(s): Tasaku Tsunoda (Author)
- Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
- Publication Date: December 19, 2011
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 751 pages
- ISBN-10: 3110238764
- ISBN-13: 9783110238761
Book Description
Warrongo is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language that used to be spoken in northeast Australia. This volume is largely based on the rich data recorded from the last fluent speaker. It details the phonology, morphology and syntax of the language. In particular, it provides a truly scrutinizing description of syntactic ergativity – a phenomenon that is rare among the world’s language. It also shows that, unlike some other Australian languages, Warrongo has noun phrases that are configurational. Overall this volume shows what can be documented of a language that has only one speaker.
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About the Author
Tasaku Tsunoda, National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, Tokyo, Japan.
