7.896, Books: A grammar of Karo Batak

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-896. Fri Jun 14 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  104
 
Subject: 7.896, Books: A grammar of Karo Batak
 
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Date:  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 16:37:23 +1000
From:  mxk412 at coombs.anu.edu.au (mira kwasik)
Subject:  A grammar of Karo Batak
 
 
 
GEOFF WOOLLAMS, A grammar of Karo Batak, Sumatra. 1996, x+351pp.
ISBN 0 85883 432 4.  A$42.00
 
Pacific Linguistic Catalogue number C-130, Key words: Karo Batak,
Sumatra, Austronesian, Grammar.
 
This work is a comprehensive account of the phonology, morphology and
syntax of a Western Austronesian Language spoken by more than half a
million people in North Sumatra.  Particular attention is paid to the
predominance of passive constructions and the interplay between
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