A Grammar of Warrongo / / Tasaku Tsunoda.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Tsunoda, Tasaku,
• MitwirkendeR: Tsunoda, Tasaku,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Mouton Grammar Library [MGL] , 53
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (751 p.) :; 5 Karten, 2 Photos
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; List of tables and figures --; List of maps and photos --; List of abbreviations and symbols --; Chapter 1. The language and its speakers --; Chapter 2. Phonology --; Chapter 3. Word classes and morphology --; Chapter 4. Syntax --; Texts --; References --; Index of subjects --; Index of languages --; Index of names
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110238778; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110261189; 9783110261233; 9783110261226; 9783110261240
• ISSN: 0933-7636
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110238778
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Tasaku Tsunoda.

Warrongo is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language that used to be spoken in northeast Australia. This volume is largely based on the rich data recorded from the last fluent speaker. It details the phonology, morphology and syntax of the language. In particular, it provides a truly scrutinizing description of syntactic ergativity - a phenomenon that is rare among the world's language. It also shows that, unlike some other Australian languages, Warrongo has noun phrases that are configurational. Overall this volume shows what can be documented of a language that has only one speaker.