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The Anatomy of Avoidance : A Full Study of Jalnguy, the Dyirbal 'Mother-In-Law Language' / R. M. W. Dixon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, R. M. W., author.
- Series:
- Anthropological linguistics (Series) ; Volume 11.
- Anthropological Linguistics [AL] Series ; Volume 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australian languages--Grammar.
- Australian languages.
- Djirbal language--Grammar.
- Djirbal language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (398 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Mouton, [2025]
- Summary:
- Speakers of Dyirbal in North Queensland, Australia, have an everyday language style which has been well described.They also have an avoidance style, called Jalnguy, which must be used in the presence of certain 'tabooed kin' such as the mother-in-law.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- 1 An intriguing situation
- 2 Social and linguistic background
- 3 Grammar: general, gender, and verbals
- 4 Grammar: nominals, nominalisations, and more
- 5 Methodology, meanings, and exceptions
- 6 Where the words came from
- 7 Gathering it in
- 8 Verbals
- 9 Nouns
- 10 Adjectives and time words
- 11 Survey of avoidance speech styles in other Australian languages
- 12 Typology and development
- Texts in Jalnguy
- Grammatical forms in common to the everyday (Guwal/Ngirrma
- Ev) and avoidance (Jalnguy
- Ja) speech styles of the Dyirbal-speaking nations
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Books.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9783111464473
- 3111464474
- OCLC:
- 1516107689
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