ENGLISH

A Learner's Guide to Eastern and Central Arrernte

By Jenny Green

Book information

Publisher
Iad Press
Year
2005
ISBN
1864650818, 9781864650815
Google Books ID
NqPFAQAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL8647859M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (23901710 bytes)
Edition
Revised
Pages
106\106
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Языки и языкознание;Австралийские языки

Description

Eastern and Central Arrernte are strong languages, spoken every day by about 2000 people in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) and other communities in Central Australia. For Arrernte people, their language is important in a way that goes beyond straightforward communication; it links them with their family, with their country and with their Dreamings. This fully revised learner's guide is an excellent introduction to the Arrernte language. It explains the structure of the language in a clear way, without using linguistic jargon. Special features of this book include sections on kinship, useful words and phrases and a guide to the pronunciation and spelling of Arrernte. An accompanying audio cassette contains readings of the example sentences and dialogues in the learner's guide, as well as additional information about the sounds of Arrernte.

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