32.3995, Books: A Grammar of Ngardi: Ennever

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Subject: 32.3995, Books: A Grammar of Ngardi: Ennever

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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:46:03
From: Birgit Sievert [Birgit.Sievert at degruyter.com]
Subject: A Grammar of Ngardi: Ennever

Title: A Grammar of Ngardi 
Subtitle: As spoken by F. Tjama, M. Yinjuru Bumblebee, D. Mungkirna Rockman, P.
Yalurrngali Rockman, Y. Nampijin, D. Yujuyu Nampijin, M. Mandigalli, K.
Padoon, P. P. Napangardi, P. Lee, N. Japaljarri, M. Moora, M. Mudgedell and
P. Smith 
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/10.1515/9783110752434/html 

Author: Thomas Ennever

Electronic: ISBN:  9783110752434 Pages: 795 Price: U.S. $ 183.99
Hardback: ISBN:  9783110752328 Pages: 795 Price: U.S. $ 183.99

Abstract:

Ngardi is a highly endangered language with fewer than 10 remaining speakers
and is no longer being acquired by children. Despite the limited circulation
of a draft dictionary (Cataldi, 2011), there has been no published reference
grammar of this language. Upon publication, this work will constitute the most
comprehensive grammar of any Ngumpin-Yapa language.

The Ngardi language exhibits many of the same typologically interesting
features first identified in the related language Warlpiri—namely phenomena of
non-configurational syntax and null anaphora. This grammar also brings to
light a number of unique properties which will be of interest to linguistic
typologists and formal theorists. The registration of arguments both through
case marking on free NPs as well as in pronominal enclitics is similar to
Warlpiri but differs in its detail—particularly in the ability to register
various non-core cases (e.g. locative and allative) as ‘arguments’ in the
pronominal complex. Within the verbal system, Ngardi is notably for a large
number of verbal inflections (~20) which mark various distinctions in tense,
aspect and mood, as well as associated motion and speaker-centric
directionality. Ngardi exhibits a highly articulated system of complex
predication, covering both complex verb and serial verb constructions. Other
typologically interesting aspects of the language include the presence of
dedicated apprehensional constructions and interesting interactions between
negation and clausal modality.

The descriptive value of this grammar is enhanced by its sustained regional
comparison of the linguistic features of Ngardi with those of neighbouring
Ngumpin-Yapa and Western Desert languages. This grammar of Ngardi will be of
great significance to both those few remaining Ngardi speakers as well as the
next generation of Ngardi people for whom accessible published materials will
be an invaluable resource.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation
                     Typology

Language Family(ies): Pama-Nyungan

Written In: English  (eng)

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