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Language Description, History and Development
Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley
Edited by Jeff Siegel, John Lynch and Diana EadesUniversity of New England, Australia / University of the South Pacific / University of New England, Australia
2007. xv, 514 pp.
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This volume in memory of Terry Crowley covers a wide range of languages: Australian, Oceanic, Pidgins and Creoles, and varieties of English. Part I, Linguistic Description and Typology, includes chapters on topics such as complex predicates and verb serialization, noun incorporation, possessive classifiers, diphthongs, accent patterns, modals in Australian English and directional terms in atoll-based languages. Part II, Historical Linguistics and Linguistic History, ranges from the reconstruction of Australian languages, to reflexes of Proto-Oceanic, to the lexicon of early Melanesian Pidgin. Part III, Language Development and Linguistic Applications, comprises studies of lexicography, language in education, and language endangerment and language revival, spanning the Pacific from South Australia and New Zealand to Melanesia and on to Colombia. The volume will whet the appetite of anyone interested in the latest linguistic research in this richly multilingual part of the globe.
Table of contents
List of contributors
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ix–xi
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Abbreviations
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xiii–xiv
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Acknowledgements
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xv
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Introduction
Jeff Siegel, John Lynch and Diana Eades
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1–7
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“Try look that yellow book”: The legacy of Terry Crowley’s work in Cape York Peninsula
Helen Harper
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9–12
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1. Describing languages and ethnographic fieldwork
William R. Thurston
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15–25
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2. A desiderative complement construction in Warrwa.
William B. McGregor
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27–40
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3. Noun incorporation in Rembarrnga discourse.
Graham R. McKay
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41–52
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4. A revised view of the verbal suffixes of Yugambeh-Bundjalung
Margaret Sharpe
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53–68
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5. Close and remote objects in a language with a single transitive suffix
Anna Margetts
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69–78
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6. Possessive classifier bila- in Raga reflects value in people
Hannah Vari-Bogiri
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79–87
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7. On the subject of subjects in Māori
R.B. Harlow
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89–100
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8. Pointing at the lagoon: Directional terms in Oceanic atoll-based languages
Bill Palmer
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101–117
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9. Does Hawaiian have diphthongs? And how can you tell?
Kenneth L. Rehg
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119–131
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10. Accent patterns for English loanwords in Samoan: A window on prosody
Albert J. Schütz
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133–146
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11. Syntactic properties of the definitive accent in Tongan
Therese Mary Aitchison
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147–158
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12. Tok Pisin ia-bracketing: Neither substrate nor syntax
Joel Bradshaw
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159–167
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13. On Papiamentu ku
Claire Lefebvre and Isabelle Therrien
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169–182
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14. “… and the blue bird /flju/ away”: Yod insertion in Fiji English
France Mugler
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183–195
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15. Modal wars: Some ascendant semi-modals in Australian English
Peter Collins
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197–208
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16. Complex predication and the coverb construction
Mengistu Amberber, Brett Baker and Mark Harvey
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209–219
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17. Verb serialisation and incipient grammaticalisation in Abma
Cindy Schneider
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221–235
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18. The demise of serial verbs in South Efate
Nicholas Thieberger
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237–251
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19. Nganyaywana revisited: Lessons from Terry Crowley’s work on New England languages
Paul Black
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255–265
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20. Divergent regularity in word-initial truncation in the Arandic languages
Harold Koch
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267–280
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21. Two kinds of locative construction in Oceanic languages: A robust distinction
Malcolm Ross
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281–295
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22. The prenasalised trills of Manus
Robert A. Blust
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297–311
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23. Noun articles in Torres and Banks languages: Conservation and innovation
Alexandre François
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313–326
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24. The reflexes of Proto-Oceanic *na in Unua
Elizabeth Pearce
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327–339
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25. Proto who utilised turmeric, and how?
Ritsuko Kikusawa and Lawrence A. Reid
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341–354
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26. On the lexicon of Early Melanesian Pidgin
Ross Clark
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355–368
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27. Structure, style and content in dictionary entries for an Oceanic language
D.S. Walsh
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371–381
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28. The Fijian dictionary experience
Paul Geraghty
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383–394
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29. Lexicography for your friends
Mark Donohue
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395–405
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30. Language-in-education in New Zealand: Policies and practices
Roger Barnard
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407–418
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31. Language-in-education policy in the context of language death: Conflicts in policy and practice in Colombia
Tony Liddicoat and Timothy Jowan Curnow
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419–430
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32. The Crowley corrective: An alternative voice for language endangerment
Michael Walsh
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431–437
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33. Language sizes in Melanesia
Robert Early
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439–456
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34. Funeral liturgy as a strategy for language revival
Rob Amery and Dennis O’Brien
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457–467
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References
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469–502
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Index
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503–512
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“Throughout Language Description, History and Development, there are copious references to Crowley's work, and the list of references to his published work, a total of close to a 200 papers in all. Many of the contributors mention personal anecdotes or shared experiences involving Crowley, all attesting to the respect and affection with which he was regarded. A common theme in the personal recollections is the reaction of shock to his untimely passing, and conjecture about what further accomplishments he might otherwise have achieved. The volume is a worthy commemoration of his life and work, and a reminder of his enormous contribution to linguistics. ”
Geoff Smith, University of Hong Kong, in Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 23(2), 2008
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