The history and typology
of western Austronesian voice systems
Wouk, Fay and Malcolm Ross
(editors)
PL 518
The 'focus' systems of western
Austronesian languages have long intrigued grammarians, typologists
and historical linguistics, and this book significantly expends
accessible information on them. It is the outcome of a workshop
on focus held at the Eight International Conference on Austronesian
linguistics in Taipei in December 1997. Part I contains three
overview contributions: one on some of the typological issues
of 'fucus' languages (Nikolaus Himmelmann); on possible histories
of western Austronesian voice (Malcolm Ross); and on the history
of voice systems and on their study (Robert Blust). Part II,
'Languages of Sulawesi', has descriptive papers by Mark Donohue,
Phil Quick and Nikolaus Himmelmann and a historical contribution
by David Mead. Part III, on the rest of Indonesia and Malaysia,
has descriptive papers on Karo Batak (Clodagh Norwood), Riau
Indonesian (David Gil) and Bonggi (Sabah, Michael Boutin),
a comparative account of the languages of Lombok and Sumbawa
(Fay Wouk) and a descriptive-historical account of Javanese
(Gloria Poejosoedarmo). The contributions in Part IV concern
the Philippines and Taiwan. They range from Sama languages
in the extreme southwest of the region (Jun Akamine and JoAnn
Gault), through Hiligayonon and Yogad in the centre and north
of the Philippines (Walter Spitz), to Seediq of northern Taiwan
(Arthur Holmer). Erik Zobel examines Chamoro and Palauan evidence
diachronically and proposes a new Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
subgroup.
2001 ISBN 0 85883 477 4
vi + 474 pp.
Prices: Australia AUD$77.00
(incl. GST) Overseas AUD$70.00
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