Austronesian Root Theory: An Essay on the Limits of Morphology

by Robert A. Blust

Since the pioneering analyses of Renward Brandstetter (1860-1942) 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 902723020X
• ISBN13: 9789027230201
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 190 Pages