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12 - The Linguistic Situation in Near Oceania before Agriculture

from Part IV - New Guinea and Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2020

By
Malcolm Ross
Edited by
Tom Güldemann ,
Patrick McConvell  and
Richard A. Rhodes
Tom Güldemann
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Patrick McConvell
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Richard A. Rhodes
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
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Summary

Near Oceania consists of mainland New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland and Manus), Bougainville and the Solomon Islands. I divide Near Oceania into two regions which are distinct in terms of their linguistic history. The first region is mainland New Guinea. The second consists of the Bismarcks, Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, which I refer to collectively as Northwest Island Melanesia.

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The Language of Hunter-Gatherers , pp. 311 - 336
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Print publication year: 2020

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