REVIEW ARTICLE - The Yimas Language of New Guinea (see abstract of review in this issue; see abstract of book in LLBA 26/1, 9201326)

A review of William A. Foley's The Yimas Language of New Guinea (Stanford: Stanford U Press, 1991 [see listing in IRPL, this issue]). This language is challenging to the linguist because of its polysynthetic nature. Foley adopts what is seen as an eclectic approach, examining not only grammatic...

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Published in:Oceanic linguistics 1992-01, Vol.31 (2), p.296-306
Main Author: Bradshaw, Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A review of William A. Foley's The Yimas Language of New Guinea (Stanford: Stanford U Press, 1991 [see listing in IRPL, this issue]). This language is challenging to the linguist because of its polysynthetic nature. Foley adopts what is seen as an eclectic approach, examining not only grammatical structure but genetic & typological relationships, & social & discourse functions. Some of the facets of this complex language described in the book are briefly noted here. The book is found to be well argued & clearly presented, despite the complexity of the material. 2 References. B. Annesser Murray
ISSN:0029-8115