Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley (Creole Language Library)

ISBN 10: 9027252521 / ISBN 13: 9789027252524

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley (Creole Language Library)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027252521
• ISBN 13: 9789027252524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

This volume in memory of Terry Crowley covers a wide range of languages: Australian, Oceanic, Pidgins and Creoles, and varieties of English. Part I, Linguistic Description and Typology, includes chapters on topics such as complex predicates and verb serialization, noun incorporation, possessive classifiers, diphthongs, accent patterns, modals in Australian English and directional terms in atoll-based languages. Part II, Historical Linguistics and Linguistic History, ranges from the reconstruction of Australian languages, to reflexes of Proto-Oceanic, to the lexicon of early Melanesian Pidgin. Part III, Language Development and Linguistic Applications, comprises studies of lexicography, language in education, and language endangerment and language revival, spanning the Pacific from South Australia and New Zealand to Melanesia and on to Colombia. The volume will whet the appetite of anyone interested in the latest linguistic research in this richly multilingual part of the globe.