New publications from Pacific Linguistics

[Isidore Dyen]

I would like to order a copy of Ezard's Grammar of Tawala C-137. My
address is:
1121 Wilder Avenue, Apt. 1300A, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Cordially, Isidore Dyen.

On Sun, 8 Mar 1998, mira kwasik wrote:

> I am pleased to announce two new Pacific Linguistics publications which may
> be of some interest to your readers.
>
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> EZARD, Bryan A.  Grammar of Tawala: An Austronesian Language of the Milne
> Bay Area; Papua New Guinea.
> 1997, ISBN 0 85883 458 8, xvi+320pp.  Softcover.
> A$59.60
>
> Pacific Linguistics catalogue number, C-137.  Key words:  Austronesian
> languages; PNG; grammar; head-marking; derivational processes; function;
> non-verbal clauses.
>
> This volume presents a grammar of the Tawala language.  Tawala is a
> radically head-marking language and this  grammar takes explicit account of
> attendant analytic issues.  Considerable attention is also given to
> derivation which, in Tawala, is a function of the grammar rather than the
> lexicon.  Also a holistic model of the clause accounts for both verbal and
> non-verbal construction.
>
> WURM, S.A., ed.  Materials on Languages in Danger of Disappearing in the
> Asia-Pacific Region No. 1.  Some Endangered Languages of Papua New Guinea:
> Kaki Ae, Musom, and Aribwatsa
> 1997, ISBN 0 85883 467 7, vi+183pp. Softcover.
> A$40.00
>
> Pacific Linguistics catalogue number, D-89.  Key words:  Key words:
> Endangered languages; Papua New Guinea; Kaki Ae; Musom; Aribwatsa.
> Papers by S.A. Wurm 'Materials on languages in danger of disappearing in
> the Asia-Pacific region', S.A. Wurm 'Kaki Ae (formerly known as Raepa Tati)
> a potentially endangered language in southern Papua New Guinea', John M.
> Clifton 'The Kaki Ae language', S.A. Wurm 'Musom, an endangered language in
> northeastern Papua New Guinea', Susanne Holzknecht 'Musom morphology and
> grammar sketch',
> Susanne Holzknecht 'Musom word list', S.A. Wurm 'Aribwatsa, an almost
> extinct language in northeastern Papua New Guinea', Susanne Holzknecht
> 'Aribwatsa: A'lost' language of the Markham family Papua New Guinea?',
> Susanne Holzknecht 'Aribwatsa word list', S.A. Wurm  'Publications on
> languages in danger of disappearing in the Asia-Pacific region'.
>
> This volume, the first of similar volumes of reports on endangered
> languages in the Pacific and Southeast Asian area, contains grammatical
> outlines, word lists and texts with interlinear translation of three Papua
> New Guinea languages in danger of disappearing: Kaki Ae (Papuan,
> potentially endangered), Musom (Austronesian, endangered) and Aribwatsa
> (Austronesian, almost extinct).
>
> Pacific Linguistics publications can be obtained in any one of four easy
> and convenient ways:
>
> E-mail: mxk412 at coombs.anu.edu.au
>
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> Please note:  A complete list of titles published by the Research School of
> Pacific and Asian Studies, the Australian National University (including
> Linguistics) is accessible via WWW at:
> http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Publications/CoombsGuide.html
>
> Thank you, Mira Kwasik
>
>
>
> Mira Kwasik
> Manager, Publications Centre
> Research School of Pacific and Asian  Studies
> The Australian National University
> Canberra 0200 Australia
>
> Ph: +61 (0)2 6249 2742 or 3269
> Fax: +61(0)2 6249 4896
> E-mail: mxk412 at coombs.anu.edu.au
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> The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU - Online catalogue
> http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Publications/CoombsGuide.html
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