The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar

An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.

Author: Alexander Adelaar
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/27/2011
Pages: 864
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.62lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.71d
ISBN: 9780415681537

About the Author
Alexander Adelaar is Associate Professor and Reader in Indonesian at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His main publications are on Austronesian historical and descriptive linguistics, especially Malay varieties, Malagasy, languages of West Borneo and Siraya (Taiwan). Nikolaus P. Himmelmann was previously Professor and Chair at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat, Germany. He has done fieldwork in the Philippines (Tagalog), Sulawesi (Tomini-Tolitoli languages) and East Timor (Waima'a) and published widely on a number of core issues in Austronesian grammar, including the nature of lexical and syntactic categories and voice.