10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUSTRONESIAN»
Discover the use of
Austronesian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Austronesian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Austronesian Root Theory: An Essay on the Limits of Morphology
Since the pioneering analyses of Renward Brandstetter (1860_1942) a quasi-morphological element called the 'root' has been recognized in Austronesian linguistics.
2
Austronesian Soundscapes: Performing Arts in Oceania and ...
Birgit Abels is a cultural musicologist with a primary specialization in the music of the Pacific and Southeast Asian islands. --
3
Inside
Austronesian Houses: Perspectives on Domestic Designs ...
">The eight papers in this volume examine the spatial organization of a variety of Austronesian houses and relate the domestic design of these houses to the social and ritual practices of the specific groups who reside within them.
4
Tonality in
Austronesian Languages
This volume represents a collaborative effort of nine scholars of Chinese religion, history, and thought to begin addressing this question.
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Jerold A. Edmondson, Kenneth Gregerson, 1993
5
Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in
Austronesian ...
This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ...
James J. Fox, Clifford Sather, 2006
6
Documenting and Revitalizing
Austronesian Languages
This is a National Foreign Language Resource Center conference volume and special issue of Language Documentation and Conservation, an open-access journal (http: //nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/).
D. Victoria Rau, Margaret Florey, 2008
7
Clause Structure and Adjuncts in
Austronesian Languages
This work elucidates the categorical and phrase structural status and the scopal behavior of sentence-level adverbs, ordering constraints on adjectival modifiers.
Hans-Martin Gärtner, Paul S. Law, Joachim Sabel, 2006
8
Language Contact and Change in the
Austronesian World
The contributions to this volume cover the effects of contact between almost every combination of types and sub-types of languages in the area: Austronesian with European, and within that Malay/Indonesian with European, and Polynesian with ...
Thomas Edward Dutton, Darrell T. Tryon, 1994
9
The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
The discovery of the existence of the Austronesian language family goes back to
the seventeenth century, when members of the Schouten and Lemaire expedition
collected a vocabulary from East Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) in the South ...
Peter Bellwood, James J. Fox, Darrell Tryon, 2006
10
Poetic Power of Place: Comparative Perspectives on ...
This collection of papers is the fourth in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUSTRONESIAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Austronesian is used in the context of the following news items.
Sun Tzu's timely reminder
The theory, claims Manuel, tells us today that our ancient ancestors descended from the Proto-Austronesian or Proto-Chinese, which implies ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Change mindset, world view
... from the subsequent Austronesian peoples, who came equipped with more advanced farming techniques and new knowledge of metals… «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
Proud to be a Malay – Saleh Mohammed
Deutero-Malays – From the Iron Age, people descended partly from the subsequent Austronesian peoples who came equipped with more ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
Lions, sea lions on growing threatened species list
(Photo: AUSTRONESIAN EXPEDITIONS). Species on the decline. Based on the latest update, the extremely reclusive African Golden Cat ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
Genes important in developing treatment
Dr Chambers' earlier investigations identified genetic markers that traced the origin of Austronesian people (Polynesian, Māori, Melanesian, ... «Māori Television, Jun 15»
Madagascan Dogs Hail From Africa, Unlike Their Human Counterparts
Despite being initially colonised by Austronesian people, dogs from the island of Madagascar hail from Africa - unlike the humans. The dog was ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
Madagascar is seldom in the news
It was first settled by Austronesian people who arrived from Borneo, the large southeast Asian island, about 2,000 years ago. The country's ... «Journal Pioneer, Jun 15»
Madagascar's dogs are 100% African: study
"Dogs, together with pigs and chicken, were important domestic animals in the Austronesian culture," says Prof Peter Savolainen of the KTH ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
Singapore Welcomes a New Art Museum
It is an approach that he's continued in Singapore, where Batak art pieces, created by groups of Austronesian descendants in Indonesia's ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
The Origins of Madagascar's Dogs
“Dogs, together with pigs and chickens, were important domestic animals in the Austronesian culture. So it would be expected that dogs were ... «Archaeology, May 15»
