austronesian linguistics marian klamer grammar kambera 1998 24 x 16 cm xv 448 pages cloth dm 318 approx us 199 00 isbn 311 016187 7 mouton grammar library 18 mouton de gruyter berlin new york volume presents first detailed systematic comprehensive description phonology morphology syntax kambera polysynthetic austronesian central malayo polynesian language spoken approximately 150 000 speakers island sumba eastern indonesia although language drawn attention missionaries anthropologists century systematic account structure language available study based primary language data gathered author fieldwork sumba starting detailed analysis kambera phonology study focusses morphology detailed discussion morphosyntactic properties kambera included explictly theoretical approach avoided insights various grammatical theories used elucidate structure language analyses accessible linguists theoretical persuasions grammar richly illustrated examples taken actual discourse appendix provides selection kambera texts index easy reference completes volume important contribution austronesian linguistics well language typology general linguistic theory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mouton de gruyter walter de gruyter inc postfach 30 34 21 200 saw mill river road d10728 berlin hawthorne ny 10532 germany usa fax 49 0 30 26005351 fax 1 914 7471326 email mouton degruyter de publications de gruyter also ordered via world wide web http www degruyter com