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The lexicon of Proto Oceanic : The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society

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Ross, Malcolm; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith

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The lexicon of Proto Oceanic is a series of seven volumes reconstructing the lexicon of Proto Oceanic, the language ancestral to most of the Austornesian languages of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Each volume presents a series of essays that draw on the features identified by the reconstructions to describe the way of life and environment of Proto Oceanic speakers, using relevant background material including archaeological, ethnographic and bio-geographical information. The volumes are...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorRoss, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorPawley, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorOsmond, Meredith
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T02:37:57Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T02:37:57Z
dc.date.created1998 - 2016
dc.identifier.isbn085883507x (Vol. 1)
dc.identifier.isbn9781921313189 (pbk) (Vol. 2)
dc.identifier.isbn9781921313196 (online) (Vol. 2)
dc.identifier.isbn9780858835894 (Vol. 3)
dc.identifier.issn0078-7558
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/106908
dc.description.abstractThe lexicon of Proto Oceanic is a series of seven volumes reconstructing the lexicon of Proto Oceanic, the language ancestral to most of the Austornesian languages of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Each volume presents a series of essays that draw on the features identified by the reconstructions to describe the way of life and environment of Proto Oceanic speakers, using relevant background material including archaeological, ethnographic and bio-geographical information. The volumes are intended to serve as a resource for linguists, culture historians, archaeologists and others interested in the prehistory of the Pacific region.
dc.format.extent5 vols
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherAsia-Pacific Linguistics, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPacific Linguistics (Series C): No. 52 (Vol. 1)
dc.rightsCopyright in this edition is vested with the author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectProto-Oceanic language
dc.subjectEthnology – Oceania
dc.subjectOceania – Social life and customs
dc.titleThe lexicon of Proto Oceanic : The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society
dc.typeBook
local.publisher.urlhttp://pacling.anu.edu.au/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationRoss, M., School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationPawley, A., Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
local.contributor.affiliationOsmond, M., School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dc.description.tableofcontentsVolume 1 – Material culture, Volume 2 – The physical environment, Volume 3 – Plants, Volume 4 – Animals, Volume 5 – People: body and mind, Volume 6 – People: society (forthcoming), Volume 7 – Lexicon of Proto Oceanic in summary (forthcoming)
dc.provenanceAsia-Pacific Linguistics / Pacific Linguistics Open Access Project
dc.rights.licenseReleased under Creative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International)
CollectionsANU Asia-Pacific Linguistics / Pacific Linguistics Press

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