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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Tas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">There is a series of Gurindji and Gurindji Kriol papers on this topic (for a language which is close to Jaru):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dunn, Vivien, Felicity Meakins & Cassandra Algy. 2021. Acquisition or shift: Interpreting variation in Gurindji children’s expression of spatial relations.
Variation Rolls the Dice, ed. by E. Aboh & C. Vigouroux, 105-31. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Meakins, Felicity. 2011. Spaced out: Inter-generational changes in the expression of spatial relations by Gurindji people. Australian Journal of Linguistics
31.43- 77.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Meakins, Felicity & Cassandra Algy. 2016. Deadly reckoning: Changes in Gurindji children's knowledge of cardinals. Australian Journal of Linguistics
36.479-501.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Meakins, Felicity, Caroline Jones & Cassandra Algy. 2016. Bilingualism, language shift and the corresponding expansion of spatial cognitive systems.
Language Sciences 54.1-13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The Gurindji grammar also has a a bit more on the historical origins of cardinal morphology:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Meakins, Felicity & Patrick McConvell. 2021. A Grammar of Gurindji, a Ngumpin-Yapa language of Australia as spoken by Violet Wadrill, Ronnie Wavehill,
Dandy Danbayarri, Biddy Wavehill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Long Johnny Kijngayarri, Banjo Ryan, Pincher Nyurrmiari and Blanche Bulngari Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Some of this is based on a Warlpiri paper:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Laughren, Mary & Patrick McConvell. 1999. Down under in Central Australia. Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Meeting, Chicago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Date: </b>Saturday, 12 October 2024 at 2:20</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:JA">PM<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>[Lingtyp] Words for 'left' and 'right' in Australian languages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> 2024/10/12</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> Re: Words for ‘left’ and ‘right’ in Australian languages</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">1. Would you please help me? I wish to seek information on Australian languages. I would also appreciate
information on other languages as well.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> I am making this request on behalf of a friend of mine who is a psychologist (not a linguist).</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">2. In the Australian languages I worked on, e.g. Djaru (or Jaru) of northwest Australia (Tsunoda 1981) and
Warrongo of northeast Australia (Tsunoda 2011), I have not found any word for ‘left’ or any word for ‘right’.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> In these languages, expressions that will correspond to the English sentences below will be possible.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(1) Person A sat in front of Person B.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(2) Person A sat behind Person B.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(3) Person A sat north of Person B.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(4) Person A sat east of Person B.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(5) Person A sat south of Person B.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">(6) Person A sat west of Person B.
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">3. Are there any published works that point out the absence of the words for ‘left’ and ‘right’ in Australian
languages?</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> If you have PDFs of such works, would you be able to send them to me?</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">4. I suppose some of the list members will be likely to recommend works by Stephen Levinson. I would like
to know which works by him are the most directly relevant to my request.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">5. Again, I wish to seek information on Australian languages. I would also appreciate information on other
languages as well.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Best wishes and thanking you in advance,</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Tasaku Tsunoda</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Tsunoda, Tasaku. 1981.
<i>The Djaru language of Kimberley, Western Australia</i>. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Australian National University.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:JA">Tsunoda, Tasaku. 2011.
<i>A grammar of Warrongo</i>. Berlin & New York: De Gruyter Mouton.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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