Tiruray-English Lexicon
Author : Stuart A. Schlegel
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 29,12 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Foreign Language Study
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Author : Stuart A. Schlegel
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 29,12 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Foreign Language Study
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Author : Robert Blust
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2022-06-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110781778
This book documents an understudied phenomenon in Austronesian languages, namely the existence of recurrent submorphemic sound-meaning associations of the general form -CVC. It fills a critical gap in scholarship on these languages by bringing together a large body of data in one place, and by discussing some of the theoretical issues that arise in analyzing this data. Following an introduction which presents the topic, it includes a critical review of the relevant literature over the past century, and discussions of the following: 1. problems in finding the root (the "needle in the haystack" problem), 2. root ambiguity, 3. controls on chance as an interfering factor, 4. unrecognized morphology as a possible factor in duplicating evidence, 5. the shape/structure of the root, 6. referents of roots, 7. the origin of roots, 8. the problem of distinguishing false cognates produced by convergence in root-bearing morphemes from legitimate comparisons resulting from divergent descent, and 9. the problem of explaining how submorphemes are transmitted across generations of speakers independently of the morphemes that host them. The remainder of the book consists of a list of sources for the 197 languages from which data is drawn, followed by the roots with supporting evidence, a short appendix, and references.
Author : Stuart A. Schlegel
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Page : 304 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2016-01-29
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ISBN : 9781523308361
The Teduray (once known as Tiruray) live on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines, and speak a language that is part of the Malayo-Polynesian (Austronesian) family. Their language and culture were studied by the author in 1966-67. This Lexicon contains over 6000 entries, mostly word bases, and includes a key to pronunciation and a representative sample of personal and place names. While the grammar of Teduray has not yet been worked out, the English glosses are cast to reflect the general usage of the term. The assistance of Mamerto Martin, one of the author's field assistants, was so substantial and invaluable, that he should properly have been named as a co-author.
Author : Darrell T. Tryon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 3564 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110884011
Volumes in the Trends in Linguistics. Documentation series focus on the presentation of linguistic data. The series addresses the sustained interest in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, grammars and editions of under-described and hitherto undocumented languages. All world-regions and time periods are represented.
Author : Stuart A. Schlegel
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Page : 240 pages
File Size : 27,58 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Stuart A. Schlegel
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 15,60 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820324913
In the early sixties, Stuart Schlegel went into a remote rainforest on the Philippine island of Mindanao as an anthropologist in search of material. What he found was a group of people whose tolerant, gentle way of life would transform his own values and beliefs profoundly. Wisdom from a Rainforest is Schlegel's testament to his experience and to the Teduray people of Figel, from whom he learned such vital, lasting lessons. Schlegel's lively ethnography of the Teduray portrays how their behavior and traditions revolved around kindness and compassion for humans, animals, and the spirits sharing their worlds. Schlegel describes the Teduray's remarkable legal system and their strong story-telling tradition, their elaborate cosmology, and their ritual celebrations. At the same time, Schlegel recounts his own transformation--how his worldview as a member of an advanced, civilized society was shaken to the core by a so-called primitive people. He begins to realize how culturally determined his own values are and to see with great clarity how much the Teduray can teach him about gender equality, tolerance for difference, generosity, and cooperation. By turns funny, tender, and gripping, Wisdom from a Rainforest honors the Teduray's legacy and helps us see how much we can learn from a way of life so different from our own.
Author : R. A. Blust
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 902723020X
Since the pioneering analyses of Renward Brandstetter (18601942) a quasi-morphological element called the 'root' has been recognized in Austronesian linguistics. This monograph confronts many of the methodological and substantive issues raised but never fully resolved by Brandstetter. In an effort to reassess the value of his work for contemporary linguistics the author examines Brandstetter's methods and results, and applies a modified from of this approach to new material. The study establishes 230 roots based on more than 2,560 root tokens in some 117 languages. It is thus intended to serve as a rudimentary root dictionary and a basic handbook on the subject of the root for future scholars of Austronesian.
Author : Harry van der Hulst
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 16,28 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 311019631X
This volume contains a wealth of information on the word accentual (metrical, stress) phenomena that we encounter in natural languages. Two types of information will be supplied: language profiles in 'tabular form' and survey articles. Of the total of 10 chapters in Part I, 3 are general in nature, while the other 7 describe and analyze word accentual systems in all continents. The volume's point of departure is a database called StressTyp. StressTyp developed into a database on word prosodic systems of the languages of the world. The over 500 languages, representing a wide geographical distribution, taken from the StressTyp database will be represented in this volume. For all these languages, information regarding identity, sources and stress location(s) will be included, accompanied by some examples in nearly all cases. These language data packages will be organized by language family. This information constitutes Part II of the volume.
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Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,98 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Austronesian languages
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Page : 728 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Language and languages
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