A Grammar of Paluai

Dineke Schokkin

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

A Grammar of Paluai

The Language of Baluan Island, Papua New Guinea

Dineke Schokkin

Volume 663 in the series Pacific Linguistics [PL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110675177

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About this book

This is the first comprehensive description of Paluai, an Oceanic Austronesian language spoken on Baluan Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Based on extensive field research, the grammar covers all linguistic levels, including phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, while paying particular attention to pragmatics and discourse practices.

This is the first comprehensive description of Paluai, a language from the underdescribed Admiralties subgroup, a first-order branch of Oceanic (Austronesian). Paluai is spoken on Baluan Island in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea, by two to three thousand people.

The grammar is based on extensive field research by the author and covers all linguistic levels. After a general introduction of its socio-cultural context, the language's phonology is discussed, followed by two chapters on its parts of speech, divided by open and closed word classes. Following chapters address topics such as the structure of the noun phrase, verbal and non-verbal clauses, grammatical relations, serial verb constructions, mood, negation and clause combining. The final chapter provides an in-depth discussion of pragmatics and discourse practices relevant to Paluai, illustrated through two narrative texts that are included integrally at the end of the book.

This grammar is of interest to scholars working on Austronesian languages, particularly those of the New Guinea region, and those working on linguistic typology. It is also relevant to those interested in the history, languages and cultures of this region more generally.

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Dineke Schokkin, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XXI
Conventions and abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XXIII
1. The language and its context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3. Word classes I: open classes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4. Word classes II: closed classes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
5. The noun phrase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
6. Predicates I: verbal predicates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
7. Predicates II: non-verbal and copula predicates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
8. Grammatical relations and valency Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
9. Serial verb constructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	272
10. Speech act distinctions and polarity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
11. Clausal relations and clause combining Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	324
12. Pragmatics and discourse practices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	362
Appendix I. Recordings metadata Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Appendix II. Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	429
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers, Students in Austronesian Languages, Languages and Cultures of Papua New Guinea, Linguistic Typology
Pages
- Front matter: 25
- Main content: 434
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 14
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 900
Keywords: Paluai; Austronesian; Grammatical Description; Papua New Guinea

eBook

Published: February 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110675177

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Published: February 24, 2020
ISBN: 9783110675139

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Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9783110777772