Lexical and Structural Etymology :: Beyond Word Histories.

This pioneer volume assembles thirteen etymological studies covering a broad range of languages, focusing in particular Australian Indigenous languages. Etymology is understood in a broad sense as a type of historical research that aims at investigating the origin of a word (lexical etymology) or st...

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1. Verfasser: Mailhammer, Robert
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Boston : De Gruyter, 2013.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Language Change SLC.
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Zusammenfassung:This pioneer volume assembles thirteen etymological studies covering a broad range of languages, focusing in particular Australian Indigenous languages. Etymology is understood in a broad sense as a type of historical research that aims at investigating the origin of a word (lexical etymology) or structure (structural etymology). The phenomena investigated in the contributions comprise Australian Indigenous place names and kinship terms, constructions and word histories in Oceanic languages, typological investigations and papers on the methodology of etymological research.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (336 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781614510581
161451058X
1299723853
9781299723856
1614510598
9781614510598

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