MORE THAN MERE WORDS : Essays on Language and Linguistics in Honour of Peter Sutton

ISBN: 9781743057551
Title: MORE THAN MERE WORDS : Essays on Language and Linguistics in Honour of Peter Sutton
Author: MONAGHAN PAUL / WALSH MICHAEL (EDS)
Format: TRADE PAPER COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

The contributors to More than Mere Words reflect on Sutton's important contribution to linguistics and the study of Australian languages. The first two chapters give a historical perspective on the study of Australia's Indigenous languages.

There follows a section on language as a reflection of connection to place, and then a set of essays on language in its socio-cultural contexts, spanning prehistory to the present.

The final part of the book charts the consequences of the colonial encounter through a consideration of language endangerment. The volume's title captures both the complexity of languages as systems embedded in their social contexts through space and time, and a sense that this celebration of Peter's life and career cannot simply be read as 'mere words'. ...

Imprint: WAKEFIELD
RRP: $34.95