A grammar of Limilngan: A language of the Mary River region, Northern Territory, Australia

222 Pages·2001·11.334 MB·English

by  Mark Harvey

A grammoafLr i milngan
Al angoutfah gMeea ryR ivreerg ion
NortTheerrnr itory
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Harvey, M. A grammar of Limilngan: A language of the Mary River Region, Northern Territory, Australia.
PL-516, xii + 209 pages. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 2001. DOI:10.15144/PL-516.cover
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Liosftt abalnefidsg ures lX
Acknowledgements x
Abbreviations xi
Map1 :L imilanngndae ni ghibnolgua rnguages xii
1. Thel anguaangde s iptesa kers 1
1.1 Historbiaccaklg round 1
1.2 Linguitsytpiec 1
1.3 Languangaem es 2
1.4 Territnoeriyg,h boaunrdrs e lationships 3
1.5 Consultaanndts so urces 10
2. Phonology 11
2.1 Consonanpthaoln emaensd t heriera lisations 11
2.1.1S tops 11
2.1.2R etroflexion 14
2.1.3W ord-iniatlitaelrn atbieotnwse /ejn/ /adn/d 15
2.1.4L enitiooftn h ev elars 15
2.1.5T hep alatlaatle ral 17
2.1.6S equencoefts h ael veolar lastteorpa l and 18
2.1.7R ealisatoifto hnels a bial continuant 20
2.1.8R ealisatoifto hneps a latcaolnt inuant 21
2.1.9S econdapralya talisation 22
2.2 Voweplh onemaensd t heriera lisations 23
2.3 Phonotactics 24
2.4 Root-leavnedwl o rd-lemvoerlp hology 27
2.5 Reduplication 28
2.6 Stress 31
2.6.1S trepslsa cemeinnut n inflewcotredds 32
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2.6.S2t repslsa cemeinnw to rdisn volvoinnlgry o ot-lienvfelle ction 35
2.6.S3t repslsa cemeinnwt o rdisn volvwionrgd -lesvuefilfx ation 38
2.6.S4t repslsa cemiennw to rdisn volvcionmgp oundoirnr ge duplicatio3n9
2.7 Syllasbtlreu ctures 40
2.8 Theh istorpihcoanlo loogfLy i milngan 41
2.8.L1e nition 41
2.8.V2o welsh ift 41
3.N ominals 44
3.1 Partosfs peech 44
3.2 Then ounc lasssy stem 44
3.2.V1a riatiinao gnr eemecnlta ssing 46
3.3 Thes tructoufnr oem inlaelxemes 49
3.3.N1u mber-bassteedvm a riation 50
3.4 Pronouns 51
3.5 Kinn ounasn d kintsehrimpi nology 54
3.6 Demonstratives 59
3.6.T1h ed eifnidteem onstratives 60
3.6.T2h ei nterrogative demonstratives 61
3.6.I3n defirneifteer ence 63
3.7 Adjectives 64
3.8 Bodyp arnto uns 66
3.9 Temporals 68
3.10R oot-lenvoemli nsaulfi fxes 69
3.10A.n1o th-eri ni 69
3.10C.h2a racte-rinsgtaicn 70
3.11N ominawlo rd-lesvuefilfx atiaonndp hrascaolm pounding 71
3.11O.b1l iq=ueb nugan 71
3.11L.o2c ati=valek gmai 72
3.11S.o3u rc=eu alng 75
3.11C.o4m itat=inivye an 76
3.11P.r5i vatbi/vmde/- jaan 77
3.11P.r6o mine=ncjei 78
3.11C.o7n tras=tjiivyea k 79
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4.V erbs 80
4.1 Thev erbal complex 80
4.2 Verbr oots 81
4.2.V1e rbr ooatb laut 82
4.3 Thep refcioxm plex 83
4.3.T1h es ubjencutm beprr efix 86
4.3.T2h ei rreaplriesf ix 87
4.3.T3h ef utuprree fix 88
4.3.T4h ei mperfecrteidvuep licparteifviex 88
4.3.C5r oss-reference 89
4.3.N6u mbemra rkianngd a greement 90
4.4 Tensaes,p eacntd m oodc ategories 92
4.4.T1h ep aspte rfecatnidv et phaesi tm perfective 92
4.4.T2h ep resent 93
4.4.T3h ei rreatleinss es 94
4.5 Verbanle gation 97
4.6 Verbaslu ffixation 98
4.6.H1e re- iji 98
4.6.D2u rati=vwea ny 99
4.6.D3e limi=temdri l 100
5.S yntax 102
5.1 Proposictliaosnsa ensdc lautsyep es 102
5.2 Crosrse fereanncdte r ansitivity 102
5.3 Part-whroellea tions 105
5.4 Detratnvisis ia otni 106
5.5 Phrasal ivnecrhbosa,t iavndec sa,u satives 108
5.6 Then ounp hrase 112
5.7 Ascripteiqvuea,t ioenxails,t enatnidpa ols sesspirvoep ositions 113
5.8 Interclraeulsaatli ons 115
5.9 Grammatircealla tions 116
AppendAi:Tx ex ts 117
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Textosn t hea ctiviatnidje osu rneyofsc reatbievien gs
Tex1t : Oldm anW anyjuwanyjaunwdha i csh ildren 118
Tex2t : Them ermaisdi st(evresr sai)o n 120
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Tex3t : The mennasiids t(evresr sbi)o n 122
Tex4t : Them ennaids ist(evresr sci)o n 125
Autobiograptheixctasl 132
Tex5t : Workingo nK oolpin(yaachc ouan)t 132
Tex6t : WorkinagtK oolpin(yaachc oubn)t 135
Tex7t : Theb ombinogfD arwin 138
Tex8t : WorkinagtL innguli (HDuomoSp ttayt ion) 144
Tex9t : WorkinignK ununurarnadD arwin 146
Tex1t 0:Th e1 960s-1983 149
AppendBi:Vx o cbaulary 155
Limilngan-Ennogmliinsahl s 155
English-Limniolmnignaanbl yss emantfiice lds 168
ApepndCi:xV erpba radigms 174
AppenDd:iV xer baclop mlepxa radigms 181
Rfeerences 208
Talbeasn fdgi ures
Tables
Table 1P.o1t:e ntLiiamli lngraenf leoxfeP sA v errbo ots 4
Tabl1e. 2:N ortheprnr oto-proannoduL nism ilngparnef ixes 4
Tabl2e. 1:C onsonapnhto nemes 11
Tabl2e. 2:S tolpe ngmteha sureme(nitmnss ) 12
Tabl2e. 3P:h onotactics 25
Tabl3e. 1T:h eL imilngnaonu nc lasssy stem 45
Tabl3e. 2B:a se propnaoruand igm 52
Tabl3e. 3:= njian'ial osnee,lP fr'o nopuanr adigm 52
Tabl3e. 4P:o ssesspirvoen opuanr adigm 53
Tabl3e. 5P:r edicaptoisvsee sspirvoen opuanr adigm 53
Tabl3e. 6:Th ed emonstraptairvaed igms 59
Tabl3e. 7A:d jectipvraelf ixes 65
Tabl3e. 8:B odyp arptr efixes 66
Tabl4e. 1:P otentaiuaxli lipaarrya digms 82
Tabl4e. 2I:n transpirteifvpieax r adigms 84
Tabl4e. 3T:r ansiptrievfepi axr adigwmista h3 rdp ersoonb ject 84
Table 4T.r4a:n siptrievfepi axr adigwmista h3 rdp ersosunb ject 85
Figrues
Figu3r.e1 L imilngkainn shtiepr minol(omgayns peaking) 57
Figu3r.e2 L imilngkainn shtiepr minol(owgoym asnp eaking) 58
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