Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology
Title | Fundaments of Austronesian Roots and Etymology PDF eBook |
Author | E. M. Kempler Cohen |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 478 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Austronesian languages |
ISBN |
Austronesian Root Theory
Title | Austronesian Root Theory PDF eBook |
Author | R. A. Blust |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | 203 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 902723020X |
Since the pioneering analyses of Renward Brandstetter (18601942) a quasi-morphological element called the 'root' has been recognized in Austronesian linguistics. This monograph confronts many of the methodological and substantive issues raised but never fully resolved by Brandstetter. In an effort to reassess the value of his work for contemporary linguistics the author examines Brandstetter's methods and results, and applies a modified from of this approach to new material. The study establishes 230 roots based on more than 2,560 root tokens in some 117 languages. It is thus intended to serve as a rudimentary root dictionary and a basic handbook on the subject of the root for future scholars of Austronesian.
A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes)
Title | A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes) PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Blust |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2022-06-06 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110781778 |
This book documents an understudied phenomenon in Austronesian languages, namely the existence of recurrent submorphemic sound-meaning associations of the general form -CVC. It fills a critical gap in scholarship on these languages by bringing together a large body of data in one place, and by discussing some of the theoretical issues that arise in analyzing this data. Following an introduction which presents the topic, it includes a critical review of the relevant literature over the past century, and discussions of the following: 1. problems in finding the root (the "needle in the haystack" problem), 2. root ambiguity, 3. controls on chance as an interfering factor, 4. unrecognized morphology as a possible factor in duplicating evidence, 5. the shape/structure of the root, 6. referents of roots, 7. the origin of roots, 8. the problem of distinguishing false cognates produced by convergence in root-bearing morphemes from legitimate comparisons resulting from divergent descent, and 9. the problem of explaining how submorphemes are transmitted across generations of speakers independently of the morphemes that host them. The remainder of the book consists of a list of sources for the 197 languages from which data is drawn, followed by the roots with supporting evidence, a short appendix, and references.
Origins, Ancestry and Alliance
Title | Origins, Ancestry and Alliance PDF eBook |
Author | James J. Fox |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 2006-10-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1920942874 |
This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. The papers examine social practice in a diverse range of societies extending from insular Southeast Asia to the islands of the Pacific.
Name of the Number
Title | Name of the Number PDF eBook |
Author | Michael A. B. Deakin |
Publisher | ACER Press |
Total Pages | 126 |
Release | 2007-03-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1429483148 |
Looks at the history and anthropology of the expression of numbers throughout the ages and across different cultures.
The Austronesians
Title | The Austronesians PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bellwood |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Total Pages | 380 |
Release | 2006-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1920942858 |
The Austronesian-speaking population of the world are estimated to number more than 270 million people, living in a broad swathe around half the globe, from Madagascar to Easter Island and from Taiwan to New Zealand. The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations. The papers examine current ideas on the linguistics, prehistory, anthropology and recorded history of the Austronesians.
Property and Social Resilience in Times of Conflict
Title | Property and Social Resilience in Times of Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Fitzpatrick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 2016-04-15 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1317074718 |
Peace-building in a number of contemporary contexts involves fragile states, influential customary systems and histories of land conflict arising from mass population displacement. This book is a timely response to the increased international focus on peace-building problems arising from population displacement and post-conflict state fragility. It considers the relationship between property and resilient customary systems in conflict-affected East Timor. The chapters include micro-studies of customary land and population displacement during the periods of Portuguese colonization and Indonesian military occupation. There is also analysis of the development of laws relating to customary land in independent East Timor (Timor Leste). The book fills a gap in socio-legal literature on property, custom and peace-building and is of interest to property scholars, anthropologists, and academics and practitioners in the emerging field of peace and conflict studies.