The Handbook of Australian Languages

by R.M.W. Dixon (Editor), Barry J. Blake

The Handbook volumes offer the only detailed and accurate records of many Australian languages that are extinct or on the verge of extinction. This volume provides a new introduction that discusses some of the main characteristics of Australian languages. Each grammatical sketch includes an
illustrative text--demonstrating the use of the language--and a basic vocabulary listing. Also, each example is accompanied by a morpheme-by-morpheme glossary, providing a definitive account of the languages of the Aborigines of Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.

428 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1992

About the author

Robert Malcolm Ward Dixon is a Professor of Linguistics in the College of Arts, Society, and Education and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Queensland. He is also Deputy Director of The Language and Culture Research Centre at JCU.

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