Language Description, History and Development
Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley
Editors
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.
[Creole Language Library, 30] 2007. xv, 514 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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List of contributors | pp. ix–xi
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Abbreviations | pp. xiii–xiv
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Acknowledgements | p. xv
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IntroductionJeff Siegel, John Lynch and Diana Eades | pp. 1–7
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“Try look that yellow book”: The legacy of Terry Crowley’s work in Cape York PeninsulaHelen Harper | pp. 9–12
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Part I: Language description and linguistic typology
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1. Describing languages and ethnographic fieldworkWilliam R. Thurston | pp. 15–25
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2. A desiderative complement construction in Warrwa.William B. McGregor | pp. 27–40
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3. Noun incorporation in Rembarrnga discourse.Graham R. McKay | pp. 41–52
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4. A revised view of the verbal suffixes of Yugambeh-BundjalungMargaret Sharpe | pp. 53–68
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5. Close and remote objects in a language with a single transitive suffixAnna Margetts | pp. 69–78
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6. Possessive classifier bila- in Raga reflects value in peopleHannah Vari-Bogiri | pp. 79–87
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7. On the subject of subjects in MāoriR.B. Harlow | pp. 89–100
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8. Pointing at the lagoon: Directional terms in Oceanic atoll-based languagesBill Palmer | pp. 101–117
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9. Does Hawaiian have diphthongs? And how can you tell?Kenneth L. Rehg | pp. 119–131
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10. Accent patterns for English loanwords in Samoan: A window on prosodyAlbert J. Schütz | pp. 133–146
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11. Syntactic properties of the definitive accent in TonganTherese Mary Aitchison | pp. 147–158
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12. Tok Pisin ia-bracketing: Neither substrate nor syntaxJoel Bradshaw | pp. 159–167
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13. On Papiamentu kuClaire Lefebvre and Isabelle Therrien | pp. 169–182
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14. “… and the blue bird /flju/ away”: Yod insertion in Fiji EnglishFrance Mugler | pp. 183–195
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15. Modal wars: Some ascendant semi-modals in Australian EnglishPeter Collins | pp. 197–208
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16. Complex predication and the coverb constructionMengistu Amberber, Brett Baker and Mark Harvey | pp. 209–219
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17. Verb serialisation and incipient grammaticalisation in AbmaCindy Schneider | pp. 221–235
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18. The demise of serial verbs in South EfateNicholas Thieberger | pp. 237–251
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Part II: Language history and historical linguistics
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19. Nganyaywana revisited: Lessons from Terry Crowley’s work on New England languagesPaul Black | pp. 255–265
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20. Divergent regularity in word-initial truncation in the Arandic languagesHarold Koch | pp. 267–280
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21. Two kinds of locative construction in Oceanic languages: A robust distinctionMalcolm D. Ross | pp. 281–295
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22. The prenasalised trills of ManusRobert Blust | pp. 297–311
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23. Noun articles in Torres and Banks languages: Conservation and innovationAlexandre François | pp. 313–326
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24. The reflexes of Proto-Oceanic *na in UnuaElizabeth Pearce | pp. 327–339
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25. Proto who utilised turmeric, and how?Ritsuko Kikusawa and Lawrence A. Reid | pp. 341–354
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26. On the lexicon of Early Melanesian PidginRoss Clark | pp. 355–368
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Part III: Language development and linguistic applications
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27. Structure, style and content in dictionary entries for an Oceanic languageD.S. Walsh | pp. 371–381
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28. The Fijian dictionary experiencePaul Geraghty | pp. 383–394
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29. Lexicography for your friendsMark Donohue | pp. 395–405
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30. Language-in-education in New Zealand: Policies and practicesRoger Barnard | pp. 407–418
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31. Language-in-education policy in the context of language death: Conflicts in policy and practice in ColombiaAnthony J. Liddicoat and Timothy Jowan Curnow | pp. 419–430
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32. The Crowley corrective: An alternative voice for language endangermentMichael Walsh | pp. 431–437
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33. Language sizes in MelanesiaRobert Early | pp. 439–456
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34. Funeral liturgy as a strategy for language revivalRobert Amery and Dennis O’Brien | pp. 457–467
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Index | pp. 503–512
“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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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General