Linguistic organisation and native title : : the Wik Case, Australia / / Peter Sutton and Ken Hale.
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.
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| Superior document: | Asia-Pacific Linguistics |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Canberra : : ANU Press,, 2021. ©2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English Australian |
| Series: | Asia-Pacific Linguistics
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (506 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Talking language: A tribute to Ken Hale
- 3. Linguistic and territorial organisation: The Wik classical system
- 4. Linguistic demography of the Wik region
- 5. Languages of the Wik Native Title Claim Area
- 6. Wik Subgroup lexical history
- 7. Wik Subgroup grammatical history
- 8. Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Wik clans
- Appendix 2: Wik estates.