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Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar

By: James Neil Sneddon,K Alexander Adelaar,Dwi N. Djenar,Michael Ewing

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Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar

By: James Neil Sneddon,K Alexander Adelaar,Dwi N. Djenar,Michael Ewing

This grammar is a complete reference guide to the language of Indonesia as used by native speakers. The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Indonesian grammar. It presents the complexities of Indonesian in a concise and readable form. An extensive index, cross-referencing and a generous use of headings will provide readers with immediate access to the information they require. Key features: to aid clarity, all word groups and structures discussed are illustrated by natural examples of frequently used words and expressions each section can be read independently, enabling the reader to focus on a specific aspect of the language, if required all major structures of Indonesian, from words to complex sentences are described in detail common grammatical terms used are all clearly defined in an extensive glossary. By providing a comprehensive description of Indonesian in a clear and non-technical manner, this grammar makes an ideal reference source for all users of the language, whether in colleges, universities or adult education classes of all types. James Neil Sneddon was Associate Professor in the Faculty of Asian and International Studies at Griffith University, with long experience teaching Indonesian language and linguistics. He is also author of Understanding Indonesian Grammar. Alexander Adelaar is Principal Fellow in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne. He is author of a number of books on Austronesian linguistics. Dwi Noverini Djenar lectures in the Department of Indonesian Studies at the University of Sydney. She is author of Semantic, Pragmatic and Discourse Perspectives of Preposition Use: A study of Indonesian locatives. Michael C Ewing is a senior lecturer in Indonesian Studies at the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne. He is author of Grammar and Inference in Conversation: Identifying clause structure in spoken Javanese.

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Salako Or Badameá

Sketch Grammar, Text and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo

By: K. Alexander Adelaar

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Salako Or Badameá

Sketch Grammar, Text and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo

By: K. Alexander Adelaar

Salako, or bahasa Badamea as it is often called, is spoken in the northwestern tip of Borneo on both sides of the Malaysian-Indonesian border running through this area. It is a dialect of Kanayatn (Kendayan), a major Dayak language and one of the principal languages of West Kalimantan Province (Indonesian Borneo). The present volume contains a short grammatical description of Salako as well as a lexicon and a body of texts with translation (consisting of folk stories and fairly detailed accounts of local traditions).

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Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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3447051027

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Siraya

Retrieving the Phonology, Grammar and Lexicon of a Dormant Formosan Language

By: Alexander Adelaar

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Siraya

Retrieving the Phonology, Grammar and Lexicon of a Dormant Formosan Language

By: Alexander Adelaar

Siraya is a Formosan language once spoken around Tainan City in southwest Taiwan. This comprehensive study is based on an analysis of the language of the Siraya Gospel of St. Matthew, which was translated from the Dutch in 1661. It contains a grammar, lexicon and extensive text with interlinear glossing as well as an introduction with detailed background information. Siraya has many unique linguistic features, which are of great interest to the study of linguistic typology in general. They include various reduplication patterns, orientation prefixes (adding the notions of motion, location or comitation to a verb) and anticipating sequences. The latter are (usually) formal elements of the lexical verb, such as a first consonant or a first syllable, which are prefixed to the auxiliary. Siraya is also of crucial importance for the prehistory of Taiwan because it is one of the first languages to branch off from the Austronesian language family, which has more than 1200 members. The volume is a major contribution to the Siraya people who are keen to rehabilitate Siraya culture heritage and are endeavouring to learn their lost language again. It is a unique achievement in the endeavour to revitalise the traditional languages of Taiwan.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110252961

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Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar

By: James Neil Sneddon,K Alexander Adelaar,Dwi N. Djenar,Michael Ewing

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Salako Or Badameá

Sketch Grammar, Text and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo

By: K. Alexander Adelaar

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Sketch Grammar, Text and Lexicon of a Kanayatn Dialect in West Borneo

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