Initial *ng- in Pama-Nyungan
| dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, Susan Ann | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-13T22:22:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-13T22:22:37Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1991 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Linguistics | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | An important question in Australian historical linguistics is whether or not the Pama-Nyungan languages form a family. In order to determine the genetic status of Pama-Nyungan, it is necessary to compare the syntactic, lexical, morphological, and phonological systems of both Pama-Nyungan and non-Pama-Nyungan languages. The presence of regular correspondences in the lexicon and phonology of the Pama-Nyungan languages, and their absence in the non-Pama-Nyungan languages, would indicate a period of common development for the Pama-Nyungan languages. This thesis represents another step towards answering the question of the history of the Pama-Nyungan languages. Through the comparison of the lexicons of twenty Pama-Nyungan languages, 168 cognate sets, all of which are believed to reflect proto-forms with initial *ng-, have been collected. In many cases, the meanings of the words in a set illustrate important aspects of semantic change found in Australian languages. In addition, the phonological matchings seen in t he sets provide evidence needed for the eventual establishment of regular sound correspondences. | |
| dc.format.extent | 144 pages | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/17776 | |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.title | Initial *ng- in Pama-Nyungan | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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