32.2517, Books: A Grammar of Kunbarlang: Kapitonov

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Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:46:48
From: Birgit Sievert [Birgit.Sievert at degruyter.com]
Subject: A Grammar of Kunbarlang: Kapitonov

 


Title: A Grammar of Kunbarlang 
Series Title: Mouton Grammar Library  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
	   https://cloud.newsletter.degruyter.com/mouton
	

Book URL: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110747058/html 


Author: Ivan Kapitonov

Electronic: ISBN:  9783110747058 Pages: 385 Price: Europe EURO 139.95
Hardback: ISBN:  9783110741247 Pages: 385 Price: Europe EURO 139.95


Abstract:

This is a comprehensive linguistic description of Kunbarlang (Gunbalang), a
highly endangered polysynthetic language of northern Australia. Kunbarlang
belongs to the non-Pama-Nyungan Gunwinyguan language family and is currently
spoken by nearly 40 people. This work draws on elicitations and analysis of
narratives from the author's original field work (2015--2018), as well as
those from previous recordings.

The main areas covered are the sound system, morphology, syntax, and aspects
of lexical and constructional semantics. Dictated by the polysynthetic
structure of the language and the patterns of its use, the principal focus of
the work is the analysis of the verbal complex and the interaction between the
verb and other constituents of the clause. The analysis strike a balance
between taking into consideration the areal and genetic context, being
informed by linguistic typology and theory, yet at the same time remaining
data-driven and theory-neutral in the way generalisations are stated. Against
the Australian and a broader cross-linguistic background, Kunbarlang possesses
remarkable features at all levels of its organisation.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Kunbarlang (wlg)

Language Family(ies): Australian


Written In: English  (eng)

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