[RNLD] summary: best learner's grammars

[Valenzuela, Pilar]

Hello,
I am about to start a pedagogical grammar of Shipibo. Is there a way to access an electronic copy of the publication on Pitjantjatjara you are talking about?
Thanks, Pilar Valenzuela
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De: Jane Simpson [jansimps at gmail.com]
Enviado: lunes, 24 de junio de 2013 5:12
Para: Doug Marmion
CC: Piers Kelly; r-n-l-d
Asunto: Re: [RNLD] summary: best learner's grammars

Agreed - it is a great model


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Doug Marmion <douglas.marmion at anu.edu.au<mailto:douglas.marmion at anu.edu.au>> wrote:
Hi,

I've always liked:

Eckert, Paul & Joyce Hudson. 1988. Wangka Wiru: A handbook for the Pitjantjatjara language learner. South Australian College of Advanced Education, Adelaide.

cheers,
doug



On 23/06/2013, at 1:11 PM, Piers Kelly <piers.kelly at gmail.com<mailto:piers.kelly at gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi all,
Many thanks for sharing your favourite learner's grammars.
Here is the list:

Amery, Rob & Jane Simpson (in press) Kulurdu Marni Ngathaitya! Sounds Good to me! A Kaurna Learner’s Guide. Kaurna Warra Pintyandi in association with Wakefield Press, Kent Town.

Ashton, E. O. 1989. Swahili Grammar. Longman.

Blythe, J. Yuwurriyangem Kijam (our Language Kija): a Phrasebook of the Kija Language. Halls Creek: Kimberley Language Resource Centre.
Wightwick and Gaafar, Mastering Arabic (various editions.  http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Arabic-Audio-CDs-Hippocrene/dp/0781812380

MacLean, Edna A. 1987. North Slope Inupiaq Grammar: 1st Year. Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC).

Simpson, Jane. A Learner's Guide to Warumungu

Wilson, Peter M. 2001. Simplified Swahili (Longman Language Texts). Longman.

If you have any more, I'd love to hear about them – but please reply to the whole list!

Piers








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