This volume explores how linguistic theories inform the ways in which languages are described. Theories, as representations of linguistic categories, guide the

The papers in this volume were presented at the 47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics at UC Berkeley in 2016. The papers offer new descriptions of Afric

Learning language and using language to learn is at the core of any educational activity. Bringing together a globally representative team of experts, this volu

This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the historical developments underpinning our present understandings of the relationship between language and the

This volume is a descriptive analysis of Warlmanpa, a highly endangered language traditionally spoken northwest of the town of Tennant Creek, where most of the