The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
Sketch Grammars
Published on 11. September 2014
Book
Mixed media product
VIII, 509 pages
978-1-61451-526-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-61451-526-5 (9781614515265)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Antoinette Schapper, University of Cologne, Germany.