OzPapersOnline

A blog with notices of recent papers on the Indigenous languages of Australia.

Archive for February, 2006

The Yuwaalaraay page

Posted by Claire on February 27, 2006


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The Australian: Haunting songs of life and death reveal a fading world [February 18, 2006]

Posted by Claire on February 17, 2006

Review of Allan Marett’s new book Songs, Dreamings, And Ghosts: The Wangga Of North Australia

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Focal and optional ergative marking in Warrwa (Kimberley, Western Australia)

Posted by Claire on February 13, 2006

Article by Bill McGregor on Warrwa’s incredibly cool ergative marking. Link goes to abstract.

Tags: Nyulnyulan, syntax, reconstruction, ergative

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bls :: program

Posted by Claire on February 13, 2006

BLS talks involving Australia (links on keyword go to the pdf of abstract):

Eric Round (Tangkic)
Balthasar Bickel and Johanna Nichols: (Pacific Rim LInguistic Area)
Claire Bowern (Northern Australian complex predicates)
Ian Maddieson (Phonological features of Oceanic/Australian languages)

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