Kilivila
The Language of the Trobriand Islanders
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2011
XIII, 598 pages
978-3-11-086184-6 (ISBN)
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Content
- Intro
- Part One Kilivila Grammar
- 1. Preface
- 2. An Introduction to Kilivila
- 3. Phonology
- 3.1. The Phoneme
- 3.2. The Syllable
- 3.3. Stress
- 4. Parts of Speech - Inflectional Morphology
- 4.1. The Verb
- 4.2. The Noun
- 4.3. Pronouns
- 4.4. Excursus on Classifiers or "Classificatory Particles"
- 4.5. Numerals, Numeral Compounds, and Measures
- 4.6. Adjectives
- 4.7. Adverbs
- 4.8. Prepositions
- 4.9 Connectives
- 4.10 Negation
- 4.11. Particles and Interjections
- 5. Syntax
- 5.1 The Noun Phrase
- 5.2. Word Order
- 5.3. Clause Types
- 6. A Brief Excursus on Style
- 6.1. Some General and Miscellaneous Remarks on Stylistic Features in Kilivila
- 6.2. On Address
- 7. Syntactic Analysis of a Kilivila Sentence and three Sample Texts with Morpheme-Interlinear and Free Translation
- 8. In lieu of Concluding Remarks
- References
- Appendix A. Notes on the History of Research on Austronesian Languages in Papua New Guinea, especially in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
- Appendix B. Selected Bibliography on Linguistic Research on Austronesian Languages with the Emphasis on Languages in Milne Bay Province and on Anthropological Research in Milne Bay Province
- Part Two Kilivila - English / English - Kilivila Dictionary
- Directions for the Use of the Dictionary
- Abbreviations used in this Dictionary
- References
- Kilivila-English Dictionary
- Pictorial Illustrations
- English-Kilivila Dictionary
