In 1972 when R. M. W. Dixon's classic grammar, The Dyirbal Language
of North Queensland, was published, under thirty speakers of the
'traditional' language remained. Now only some of their children
and grandchildren use the language; these younger people speak a
simplified version. In this impressive empirical survey, Annette
Schmidt analyses the changes that have taken place in the Dyirbal
spoken by that last generation of its speakers at the levels of
phonology, morphology, syntax, the lexicon and semantics. She also
provides a detailed account of the socio-linguistic setting of the
community and the attitudes towards Dyirbal among younger speakers,
their elders and English speakers.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics |
| Release date: |
April 2009 |
| First published: |
April 2009 |
| Authors: |
Annette Schmidt
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-10639-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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| LSN: |
0-521-10639-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780521106399 |
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