A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes)

by Robert and Blust

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110781611
• ISBN13: 9783110781618
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"