The languages of New Guinea

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2000, Pages 357-404

  Foley, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic relationships; Grammatical typology; Language contact; Linguistics; Melanesia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039252036     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.29.1.357     Document Type: Article

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