Aboriginal languages of Australia, but taking a particular interest in Dyirbal. Dixon has written on many areas of linguistic theory and fieldwork, being...

belong to the former group are more numerous than those to the latter. Dyirbal is said to be the only representative of syntactic ergativity, yet it displays...

gender, although there is a movement for gender reform in Esperanto.) Ido Lingua Franca Nova Lojban Toki Pona Creoles Haitian Creole Mauritian Creole Sango...

coordination of sentences, or similar constructions. For example, in Dyirbal the omitted argument in conjoined sentences must be in absolutive case...

depending on who is listening. For example, in the Australian language Dyirbal, a married man must use a special set of words to refer to everyday items...

undertaking a research project on the Kukatja language in Balgo, the local lingua franca which is fluently spoken "by residents of all ages and across at...

3: 590–609. Schmidt, Annette. 1985. "The Fate of Ergativity in Dying Dyirbal". Language Vol. 61, No. 2: 378–396. Ladefoged, Peter (1992). "Another view...

Caucasian, as well as several Australian Aboriginal languages such as Dyirbal, and Kalaw Lagaw Ya. Most Niger–Congo languages also have extensive systems...

Creole. Before colonization in the 1870s–1880s, the language was the major lingua franca of the Torres Strait cultural area of Northern Cape York Australia...

Australia. Oceania, 12 (4), 364-392. Elwell, Vanessa. 1977. Multilingualism and lingua francas among Australian Aborigines: A case study of Maningrida. Honours...