Essays about: "papuanska språk"
Found 3 essays containing the words papuanska språk.
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1. Noun categorisation in North Halmahera
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : The languages spoken on northern Halmahera and surrounding small islands constitute a group of related ‘Papuan’ languages called North Halmahera. They are also, together with other Papuan and Austronesian languages, included in a proposed sprachbund which is called East Nusantara. READ MORE
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2. Grammatical gender in New Guinea
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : The present study investigates the gender systems of 20 languages in the New Guinea region, an often overlooked area in typological research. The languages were classified with five criteria used by Di Garbo (2014) to classify gender systems of African languages. READ MORE
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3. Selected Topics in the Grammar of Nalca
University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : The present study analyzes a selection of topics in the grammar of Nalca (Mek language; Papua), with a focus on verbs and nominals. No published grammar or dictionary is available for Nalca, but a translation of the New Testament was used as a parallel text. READ MORE