Edible Gender, Mother-in-Law Style,& Other Grammatical Wonders
Studies in Dyirbal, Yidiñ, & Warrgamay
R. M. W. DIXON
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Chosen by the Australian Academy of the Humanities as one of 50 highlights of the last half century.
This book builds on R. M. W. Dixon’s most infl uential work on the indigenous languages of Australia over the past forty years, from his trailblazing grammar of Dyirbal pub-
lished in 1972 to later grammars of Yidiñ (1971) and Warrgamay (1981).
‘This book is essential reading for every scholar of language and linguistics; it not only offers the reader a collection of inspiring analyses, but also is exemplary in making
transparent its author’s thinking over an entire scholarly career.’
Anne Storch, Language, Volume 93, Number 3, September 2017
R. M. W. Dixon is Adjunct Professor and Deputy Director of the Language and Culture Research Centre at James Cook University.
Cover photograph: Cycas media, called balam gajirra in Dyirbal © James Clugston/Alamy
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