A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre: In collaboration with Kuuk Thaayorre language experts

Alice Rose Gaby

A Grammar of Kuuk Thaayorre: In collaboration with Kuuk Thaayorre language experts

Linguistics

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Abstract

This grammar offers a comprehensive description of Kuuk Thaayorre, a Paman language spoken on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula, Australia.. On the basis of elicited data, conversation as well as archival materials, this grammar details the phonetics and phonology, morphosyntax, lexical and constructional semantics and pragmatics of one of the few Indigenous Australian languages still used as a primary means of communication.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Berlin Germany
Publisher	De Gruyter Mouton
Number of pages	499
Volume	74
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9783110456011
Publication status	Published - 2017

Publication series

Name	Mouton Grammar Library
Publisher	De Gruyter Mouton
Volume	74
ISSN (Print)	0933-7636

Keywords

Grammar
Linguistic Typology
Ergativity
Australian Languages

1 Article

Pointing to the body: Kin signs in Australian Indigenous sign languages
Green, J., Bauer, A., Gaby, A. R. & Ellis, E. M., 2018, In: Gesture. 17, 1, p. 1-36 36 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

1 Public outreach

First Language, Second Thoughts
Alice Gaby (Performer)
29 Nov 2017
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public outreach

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Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

Research output

Pointing to the body: Kin signs in Australian Indigenous sign languages

Activities

First Language, Second Thoughts

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