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Lexical and Structural Etymology: Beyond Word Histories: 11
Author(s): Mailhammer
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: 29 Sept. 2017
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 338 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781614510598
- ISBN-13: 9781614510598
Book Description
This pioneer volume assembles thirteen etymological studies covering a broad range of languages, focusing in particular Australian Indigenous languages. Etymology is understood in a broad sense as a type of historical research that aims at investigating the origin of a word (lexical etymology) or structure (structural etymology). The phenomena investigated in the contributions comprise Australian Indigenous place names and kinship terms, constructions and word histories in Oceanic languages, typological investigations and papers on the methodology of etymological research.
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About the Author
Robert Mailhammer, University of Western Sydney, Australia
