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Hercus, Luise A.. The influence of English on possessive systems as shown in two Aboriginal languages, Arabana (northern SA) and Paakantyi (Darling River, NSW). 2005.

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Title

The influence of English on possessive systems as shown in two Aboriginal languages, Arabana (northern SA) and Paakantyi (Darling River, NSW)

Creator

Hercus, Luise A.

Contributor

Monash University. Faculty of Arts. School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.

Subject

Syntactic change

Subject

Possessive constructions

Subject

Australian indigenous languages

Date

2005

Description

This paper discusses the gradual erosion of the alienable-inalienable distinction in two Pama Nyungan languages, Arabana and Paakantyi. These two languages become structurally more similar to each other because of the unifying influence of English, which has become the dominant language throughout southern Australia. There is a brief note on inalienability in the Western Kulin languages of Victoria.

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Identifier

http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/6630

Identifier

monash:6630

Identifier

Hercus, L. A. The influence of English on possessive systems as shown in two Aboriginal languages, Arabana (northern SA) and Paakantyi (Darling River, NSW). Monash University linguistics papers. 2005 Nov;4(2): 29-41.

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Type

journal article

Type

Collection. Monash University Linguistics Papers

Type

Monash open access journal

Source

1327-9130

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