Linguistic Organisation and Native Title: The Wik Case, Australia

by Peter Sutton

Classical Aboriginal societies in Australia have commonly been described in terms of social organisation and local organisation. This book presents rich detail on a third and related domain that has not been given the same kind of attention: linguistic organisation. Basing their analyses on fieldwork among the Wik peoples of Cape York Peninsula, north Australia, Peter Sutton and Ken Hale show how cosmology, linguistic variation, language prehistory,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760464465
• ISBN13: 9781760464462
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"