32.793, Books: A Grammar of Dhao: Balukh

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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:44:56
From: Janacy van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: A Grammar of Dhao: Balukh

 


Title: A Grammar of Dhao 
Subtitle: An Endangered Austronesian Language in Eastern Indonesia 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/a-grammar-of-dhao-an-endangered-austronesian-language-in-eastern-indonesia 


Author: Jermy Balukh

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933554 Pages: 423 Price: Europe EURO 40


Abstract:

This book presents a grammar description of Dhao, an endangered Austronesian
language spoken by about 3000 people on Ndao Island in Eastern Indonesia. It
is a member of the Sumba-Hawu subgroup in the Austronesian family and displays
an intensive contact with nearby Kupang Malay and the Rote dialects, which
also influences the grammar of the language. This grammar has six chapters
which mainly describe the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Dhao.

Phonologically, Dhao has 23 native consonants and six vowels. It has an open
syllabic system. Lack of morphological operations in the language makes the
analysis of syntactic categories challenging. Word classes are defined only
through constructions. The only derivational prefix pa- bears a variety of
meanings and interacts with other morphological processes. (C)a- partial
reduplication applies to both nominal and verbal categories. Furthermore,
verbs and adjectives are only distinguishable through serial verb
constructions (SVCs).

Syntactically, Dhao has an SVO order. In order to indicate grammatical
relations, only co-indexing system applies. Due to mismatch between verb
valencies and constructions, valency and transitivity are treated as two
disctinct terms in this grammar; valency is semantic and transitivity is
syntactic. Clause combining does not always have an overt marking; therefore,
intonation is used to identify the conjoined units. SVCs include at most three
verbs whose types are based on the semantics of the verbs. This grammar
provides an innovative contribution to the tradition of language research and
description in Eastern Indonesia and specifically in the Timor Region.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Dhao (nfa)


Written In: English  (eng)

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