Languages of Australia and Tasmania

Languages of Australia and Tasmania
Author: S. A. Wurm
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2019-11-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110808293

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Languages of Australia and Tasmania

Languages of Australia and Tasmania
Author: Stephen Adolphe Wurm
Publisher: Janua Linguarum. Series Critica
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1972
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Background; history of research; distinctive features of Australian languages; review of explanations of unusual features; phonologically aberrant languages; anomalies, review of past linguistic work including attempts at classification; lack of standardization of phonetic symbols; table of symbols used by various authors and by A.I.A.S.; A.I.A.S. recommendations; reasons for authors choice of spelling of language where this differs from A.I.A.S. recommendations; table of symbols used by Wurm; phonological features; general, regional; morphosyntactic features; general, regional; vocabulary, Common Australian, marginal vocabulary, regional vocabularies; classification of languages; general, early, typological, historical-comparative, lexicostatistical; the authors revised lexicostatistical classification; spelling of language names, criteria and presentation; The classification - twentyseven families; Tiwi, Iwaidjan, Kakadjuan, Mangerian, Gunavidjian, Nagaran, Gunwingguan, Bureran, Nunggubuyan, Andilyaugwan, Maran, Mangaraian, Ngewinan, Yanyulan, Karawan, Minkinan, Larakian, Kungarakanyan, Warraian, Daly, Murinbatan, Djamindjungan, Djeragan, Bunaban, Wororan, Nyulnyulan, Pama-Nyungan; classification illustrated by map; gives adapted version of Schebecks classification of Arnhem Land languages; external relationships of Aboriginal languages; linguistic prehistory evidence from; linguistics, prehistory, physical anthropology; general conclusions; map illustrating suggested origins and development of Australian languages; Tasmanian languages - relationship to mainland Aborigines; map of language areas, classification, morphological, typological features; comparison with Australian languages; bibliography.

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Australia

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Australia
Author: Peter Stone
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1992
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photos, Lonely Planet's Pisces Books explore the world's best diving and snorkeling areas and prepare divers for what to expect when they get there, both topside and underwater.

The Language of Hunter-Gatherers

The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
Author: Tom Güldemann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2020-02-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107003687

Offers a linguistic window into contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, looking at how they survive and interface with agricultural and industrial societies.

Tasmanian Aborigines

Tasmanian Aborigines
Author: Lyndall Ryan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 1742370683

'Lyndall Ryan's new account of the extraordinary and dramatic story of the Tasmanian Aborigines is told with passion and eloquence.

Australian Languages

Australian Languages
Author: R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2002-11-14
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521473780

Professor Dixon presents a comprehensive study of the indigenous languages of Australia.

Into the Heart of Tasmania

Into the Heart of Tasmania
Author: Rebe Taylor
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0522867979

In 1908 English gentleman, Ernest Westlake, packed a tent, a bicycle and forty tins of food and sailed to Tasmania. On mountains, beaches and in sheep paddocks he collected over 13,000 Aboriginal stone tools. Westlake believed he had found the remnants of an extinct race whose culture was akin to the most ancient Stone Age Europeans. But in the remotest corners of the island Westlake encountered living Indigenous communities. Into the Heart of Tasmania tells a story of discovery and realisation. One man’s ambition to rewrite the history of human culture inspires an exploration of the controversy stirred by Tasmanian Aboriginal history. It brings to life how Australian and British national identities have been fashioned by shame and triumph over the supposed destruction of an entire race. To reveal the beating heart of Aboriginal Tasmania is to be confronted with a history that has never ended.

A History of Tasmania

A History of Tasmania
Author: Henry Reynolds
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2012-01-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107379016

This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of both Indigenous Tasmanians and British settlers, author Henry Reynolds provides an original and engaging exploration of these first fraught encounters. Utilising key themes to bind his narrative, Reynolds explores how geography created a unique economic and migratory history for Tasmania, quite separate from the mainland experience. He offers an astute analysis of the island's economic and demographic reality, by noting that this facilitated the survival of a rich heritage of colonial architecture unique in Australia, and allowed the resident population to foster a powerful web of kinship. Reynolds' remarkable capacity to empathise with the characters of his chronicle makes this a powerful, engaging and moving account of Tasmania's unique position within Australian history.