Synchronic and diachronic aspects of verbal object representation in Amurdak

Robert Mailhammer

Synchronic and diachronic aspects of verbal object representation in Amurdak

School of Arts

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Abstract

Unlike most other Top End languages including its genetic relatives Iwaidja and Mawng, Amurdak does not cross-reference the verbal object in the verb prefix. It seems to have replaced this widespread feature by a variety of other object-marking strategies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 Australian Languages Workshop, 28-30 March 2008, Australian National University, Kioloa, New South Wales
Publisher	AIATSIS
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Australian Languages Workshop - Duration: 1 Jan 2008 → …

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Conference	Australian Languages Workshop
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