The Papuan languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar Volume 1. Sketch Grammars

This volume provides descriptive sketches of the Papuan languages scattered over the islands of Timor, Alor, and Pantar at the western perimeter of Melanesia. Timor-Alor-Pantar languages are a group of related "Papuan outliers," which until recently were largely undocumented. This book pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schapper, Antoinette (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston ; Berlin De Gruyter Mouton 2014, ©2014
Series:Pacific Linguistics
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This volume provides descriptive sketches of the Papuan languages scattered over the islands of Timor, Alor, and Pantar at the western perimeter of Melanesia. Timor-Alor-Pantar languages are a group of related "Papuan outliers," which until recently were largely undocumented. This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the unique and diverse grammars of the Timor-Alor-Pantar languages.
Physical Description:VIII, 509 pages
ISBN:978-1-61451-524-1
978-1-5015-0115-9