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Macquarie Aboriginal Words. A Dictionary of Words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages.
by Thieberger, Nick and William McGregor
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0949757799
- ISBN 13
- 9780949757791
- Seller
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Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macquarie Universsity NSW: Methuen & Co., 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxv 724 pages. First edition. The pages are tanned, else the book appears unopened - clean, unmarked and solid. 'Macquarie Aboriginal words': "There is an astonishing richness and variety in the many languages of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This book gives a snapshot of a diverse selection from these languages - some of them still alive and developing vigorously, others already lost to the past." (Back cover) " Introduction describing characteristics of Australian languages and relationship to kinship systems, address list of language centres, each language chapter has introduction, notes on wordlist, spelling and pronunciation, grammar and extensive wordlist in 26 or more categories; language index and English index; chapters annotated separately." (Trove)
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- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019506
- Title
- Macquarie Aboriginal Words. A Dictionary of Words from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages.
- Author
- Thieberger, Nick and William McGregor
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0949757799
- ISBN 13
- 9780949757791
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Macquarie Universsity NSW
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Aboriginal Torres Strait Languages Words
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About the Seller
Good Reading Second Hand Books
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Benalla, Victoria
About Good Reading Second Hand Books
Good Reading operates from a house, which is all bookshop, and holds approximately 35,000 titles. It is open by appointment only.Benalla is a country town two and a half hours north of Melbourne on both the Hume and the Midland Highway.
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