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Pronominal clitic variation in the Yapa languages: some historical speculations

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1996

Authors

Nash, David

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Publisher

Lincom Europa

Abstract

I attempt a reconstruction of the pronominal enclitics of the smallest subgroup including Warlpiri, the Yapa (previously Ngarga) subgroup of the Pama-Nyungan languages. Then I present the variation in modern Warlpiri pronominal enclitics as a basis for inference about the development of some of their properties. I conclude that there is tension between competing models: a template, or phrase-structure rules.

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Keywords

historical linguistics, Australian languages, morphology

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/142540

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ANU Research Publications

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Book chapter

Book Title

Studies in Kimberley Languages in Honour of Howard Coate

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Open Access via publisher website

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2037-12-31

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