TY - BOOK AU - Bowern,Claire TI - A grammar of Bardi T2 - Mouton grammar library SN - 9783110278187 (electronic bk.) AV - PL7101.B35 B69 2013 U1 - 499/.15 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter Mouton KW - Bardi language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - English KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Oceanic & Australian Languages KW - bisacsh KW - Australia, Northern KW - Languages KW - Electronic books N2 - The Bardi language is currently spoken by fewer than 10 people. The language is a member of the Nyulnyulan family, a small non-Pama-Nyungan family in northwest Australia. This book is a reference grammar of the language. The 16 chapters include information on phonetics and phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, and syntax, as well as an ethnographic sketch of traditional life. A selection of texts is also included. It is the first published full study of a Nyulnyulan language UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=494183 ER -