The Oceanic LanguagesThis new volume of the Language Family Series presents an overview of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages, spread across a region embracing eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. It provides sufficient phonological and grammatical data to give typologists and comparativists a good idea of the nature of these languag |
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... independent political entities such as Tonga (which was never formally colonised), recently independent states such as Samoa and Solomon Islands, self-governing but not fully independent territories such as the Cook Islands (associated ...
... independent political entities such as Tonga (which was never formally colonised), recently independent states such as Samoa and Solomon Islands, self-governing but not fully independent territories such as the Cook Islands (associated ...
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... independent state of Western Samoa, Part XI, Article 112) In some countries, there is no attempt to stipulate what language, or languages, are to be considered as official languages, or as national languages, though some countries ...
... independent state of Western Samoa, Part XI, Article 112) In some countries, there is no attempt to stipulate what language, or languages, are to be considered as official languages, or as national languages, though some countries ...
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... independent paradigm and the second and third persons of the possessor paradigm that lack dual forms, and where the independent pronouns make typical non-singular inclusive/exclusive and second-/third-person distinctions, these ...
... independent paradigm and the second and third persons of the possessor paradigm that lack dual forms, and where the independent pronouns make typical non-singular inclusive/exclusive and second-/third-person distinctions, these ...
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... independent 3PL pronoun vary: in some it precedes the head noun, in others it follows it. In most languages, all other noun modifiers follow the noun, but there are a few where a demonstrative or a possessor precedes. 2.7 Possession The ...
... independent 3PL pronoun vary: in some it precedes the head noun, in others it follows it. In most languages, all other noun modifiers follow the noun, but there are a few where a demonstrative or a possessor precedes. 2.7 Possession The ...
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... independent verbs. In certain languages of central Vanuatu, verbs which occupy the second slot in a serial ... independently as a verb with a related meaning, or only occurring in conjunction with one or more of these classificatory ...
... independent verbs. In certain languages of central Vanuatu, verbs which occupy the second slot in a serial ... independently as a verb with a related meaning, or only occurring in conjunction with one or more of these classificatory ...
Contents
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Chapter 5 Internal subgrouping | 92 |
The grammar sketches | 122 |
Listing of Oceanic languages by subgroup | 877 |
References | 891 |
Index to Chapters 15 | 915 |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives adverbial appear arguments banana Basic canoe causative child classifier coconut common complex consists consonant constituent construction contrast Coordination demonstratives derived dialect direct directly distinction enclitic example expressed father final fish forms function future head imperative independent indicate inflection interrogative intransitive introduced Islands linguistic linkage locative marked marker means modifiers morpheme nominal Note noun phrase object occur Oceanic languages past person phonemes plural position possessed noun possessor preceding predicate prefix PREP preposition present probably pronominal pronoun Proto questions reduplication referred reflect relative clause result root Ross sentences sequence serialisation singular speakers stop stress structure subgroup subordinate suffix syllable taro temporal things third transitive tree usually verb phrase Verbal clauses village voiced vowel woman