The Greater Awyu Languages of West Papua

Lourens de Vries

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

The Greater Awyu Languages of West Papua

Lourens de Vries

Volume 657 in the series Pacific Linguistics [PL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501506956

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About this book

This book is a comprehensive and authoritative description of the Greater Awyu family of Papuan languages. The book brings together many decades of research on Greater Awyu languages, including 10 years of field work by the author. The book presents a description of major patterns found in languages of the family: phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse. In addition, major aspects of the anthropological linguistics of Greater Awyu languages are described: counting systems, language names, kinship, linguistic ideologies, lexical substitution registers, avoidance and taboo. The linguistic patterns of Greater Awyu languages are systematically placed in the genetic, typological, areal and historical contexts of New Guinea.

The long dialect continuums within the family, by reflecting different diachronic stages, offer a window on the origin of switch reference, clause chaining, topic markers, postpositions and double-headed relative clauses.

The book is relevant for readers interested in the typological, historical and cultural linguistics of New Guinea but also for anthropologists and historians because the history and cultural practices of Greater Awyu speakers are a key part of the story of this language family.

Author information

Lourens de Vries, Vrije University, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Chapter 1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Chapter 3 Morphology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
Chapter 4 Syntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Chapter 5 Discourse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Chapter 6 Language in Greater Awyu society Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Chapter 7 Greater Awyu languages in context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Linguists; Anthropologists; Historians
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 253
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
- Coloured Illustrations: 4
- Tables: 13
Keywords: Greater Awyu; Papuan Languages; West Papua; Linguistic Typology

eBook

Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9781501506956

Hardcover

Published: August 24, 2020
ISBN: 9781501515569

Paperback

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9781501527203