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"Synthesising a wealth of data, this is the first book-length overview of the phonology and morphology of Australian Indigenous languages. It highlights the importance of Australian languages for current theoretical approaches, making it essential reading for scholars and students in phonology, phonetics, morphology, speech science, and typology"--
List of contents
1. Introduction to the languages of Australia; 2. Segments; 3. Phonotactics and the syllable; 4. Metrical structure; 5. Prosodic morphology and long-distance alternations; 6. Phonological domains; 7. Sound change and the lexicon; 8. Looking back, and looking forward.
About the author
Brett J. Baker is Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. His notable publications include Word Structure in Ngalakgan (CSLI, 2008), Discourse and Grammar in Australian Languages (with Mushin, John Benjamins, 2008), Language and Identity in Aboriginal Australia (with Mushin, Harvey and Gardner, Pacific Linguistics, 2010) and Complex Predicates (with Amberber and Harvey, CUP, 2010).Mark Harvey is Conjoint Associate Professor in Linguistics, University of Newcastle. His notable publications include A Grammar of Gaagudju (de Gruyter, 2002), A Grammar of Limilngan (Pacific Linguistics, 2001), Proto Mirndi (Pacific Linguistics, 2008), Complex Predicates (with Amberber and Baker, CUP 2010), Nominal Classification in Aboriginal Australia (with Reid, John Benjamins, 1997).
Summary
Synthesising a wealth of data, this is the first book-length overview of the phonology and morphology of Australian Indigenous languages. It highlights the importance of Australian languages for current theoretical approaches, making it essential reading for scholars and students in phonology, phonetics, morphology, speech science, and typology.
Foreword
Distilling decades of fieldwork, this book provides rich data on the sound systems and word structures of Australian Indigenous languages.
