Part of a series designed as a reference for a particular linguistic community and for linguists working on typology and syntax, the data in this text is arranged according to the natural system of classification: phonology; morphology; syntax; lexis; semantics; dialectology and sociolinguistics.
Part of a series designed as a reference for a particular linguistic community and for linguists working on typology and syntax, the data in this text...
Some 800 Austronesian languages are spoken in the area extending from Madagascar to eastern Indonesia and to the north to Taiwan and the Philippines. They vary greatly in almost every possible respect, including the size and social make-up of the speech communities and their typological profiles. This book is designed to serve as a reference work and in-depth introduction to these languages, providing a source of basic information for linguists and other professionals concerned with this area. It highlights the cultural and linguistic diversity of this group of languages while at the same...
Some 800 Austronesian languages are spoken in the area extending from Madagascar to eastern Indonesia and to the north to Taiwan and the Philippine...
