new publications pacific linguistics ordering details see end file blake barry j wathawurrung colac language southern victoria 1998 isbn 0 85883 498 7 x 177pp softcover pacific linguistics catalogue number c147 key words australian aboriginal languages victorian languages wathawurrung colac grammar lexicon book comprises classification victorian aboriginal languages illustrated comparative word list summary gleaned grammar vocabulary wathawurrung geelong ballarat area nineteenthcentury sources similar shorter summary colac language press available january 1999 32 50 us 22 80 clark ross dictionary mele language atara imere vanuatu 1998 isbn 0 85883 504 5 xv 158pp softcover weight 350g pacific linguistics catalogue number c149 key words polynesian vanuatu mele dictionary describes mele dialect ifira mele language efate central vanuatu polynesian outlier language extensively influenced neighbouring non polynesian languages efate contributed least onethird total vocabulary 31 80 us 22 25 fabian grace edmund fabian bruce waters morphology syntax cohesion nabak papua new guinea 1998 isbn 0 85883491 x x 490pp softcover weight 1000g pacific linguistics catalogue number c144 key words nabak non austronesian languages png huon peninsula cohesion morphophonemics morphology syntax texts dictionary grammar nabak language huon peninsula png non austronesian language language extensive morphophonemics grammar includes numerous glossed examples together several texts dictionary major focus informal account nabak cohesion 59 00 us 41 30 jones towards lexicogrammar mekeo austronesian language west central papua 1998 isbn 0 85883 472 3 xx 600pp softcover weight 1200g pacific linguistics catalogue number c138 key words mekeo austronesian oceanic papua new guinea grammar lexicogrammar headmarking language volume jones compares four dialects mekeo vary widely terms mutual intelligibility suggests mekeo predominantly headmarking language nonverbs function topics predicates high level referential indeterminacy complicates discourse 62 90 us 41 00 peiros ilia comparative linguistics southeast asia 1998 isbn 0 85883 489 9 ix 320pp softcover weight 700g pacific linguistics catalogue number c142 key words kadai languages miao yao languages mon khmer languages sino tibetan languages languages southeast asia comparative linguistics book linguistics prehistory major language families mainland southeast asia kadai tai kadai miao yao mon khmer sino tibetan family ilia peiros discusses internal structure classification results comparative investigation special attention paid various hypotheses remote relations families book also contains proto kadai proto mia yao phonological reconstructions 46 10 us 32 30 ross malcolm andrew pawley meredith osmond lexicon proto oceanic culture environment ancestral oceanic society vol 1 material culture 1998 0 85883 507 x xxi 350pp include 10 maps softcover weight 800g pacific linguistics catalogue number c152 key words proto oceanic technology cultural reconstruction volume first planned series five consists number essays dealing particular semantic field within domain technology material culture settlement building terms household artifacts including pottery gardening practices food preparation canoes fishing hunting implements 1000 reconstructions listed supporting evidence also included brief outline protooceanic derivation morphology number maps index reconstructions comprehensive reference anyone working oceanic linguistics archaeology 59 00 us 41 30 schieffelin bambi b steven feld collaboration ho ido degelo ho nowo degili kulu fuale ayasilo ha ina da ina hawaba bosavi english tok pisin dictionary 1998 isbn 0 85883 513 6 xx 209pp softcover weight 500g pacific linguistics catalogue number c153 key words bosavi tok pisin dictionary volume describes bosavi language spoken great papuan plateau southern highlands province papua new guinea translations english tok pisin new old usages etymologies indicated also included grammatical notes topical appendices containing ethnographic information family relationship terms body terms counting flora fauna environment way talking sound words english finder list 31 60 us 22 20 pacific linguistics publications obtained one four easy convenient ways email e mail mosmond coombs anu edu au overthe counter mail australian national university pacific linguistics department linguistics rspas 3rd floor room 1208 australian national university coombs bld fellows road canberra act 0200 acton canberra australia phone order fax 61 0 2 6249 2742 fax 61 0 2 6249 4896 http coombs anu edu au publications coombsguide html