Edible Gender, Mother-In-Law Style, and Other Grammatical Wonders: Studies in Dyirbal, Yidiñ, and Warrgamay

by R.M.W. Dixon

Book Overview

This book builds on R. M. W. Dixon's most influential work on the indigenous languages of Australia over the past forty years, from his trailblazing grammar of Dyirbal published in 1972 to later grammars of Yidi (1971) and Warrgamay (1981). Edible Gender, Mother-in-Law Style, and Other Grammatical Wonders includes further studies on these languages, and the interrelations between them. Following an account of the anthropological and linguistic background,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198864205
• ISBN13: 9780198864202
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"