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    Prosodic phrasing, pitch range and word order variation in Murrinhpatha
    Fletcher, J ; Kidd, E ; Stoakes, H ; Nordlinger, R ; Rosey, B (ASSTA, 2022)
    Like many Indigenous Australian languages, Murrinhpatha has flexible word order with no apparent configurational syntax. We analyzed an experimental corpus of Murrinhpatha utterances for associations between different thematic role orders, intonational phrasing patterns and pitch downtrends. We found that initial constituents (Agents or Patients) tend to carry the highest pitch targets (HiF0), followed by patterns of downstep and declination. Sentence-final verbs always have lower Hif0 values than either initial or medial Agents or Patients. Thematic role order does not influence intonational patterns, with the results suggesting that Murrinhpatha has positional prosody, although final nominals can disrupt global pitch downtrends regardless of thematic role.
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    Fieldwork and first language acquisition
    Kelly, B ; Nordlinger, R (University of Melbourne, 2014)
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    Apposition as coordination: evidence from Australian languages
    Sadler, Louisa ; NORDLINGER, RACHEL (CSLI Publications, 2006)
    Using data from a range of Australian languages, in this paper we argue for an analysis of various nominal appositional structures as syntactic coordinations (i.e. as hybrid f-structures) in LFG. We show that this provides a simple and straightforward account of the surface syntactic similarities among a range of juxtaposed construction types, while the differences between the constructions can be accounted for in the mapping to the semantics. We propose meaning constructors to capture the semantic differences between coordination and apposition.
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    Putting it all together: Agreement, Incorporation, Coordination and External Possession in Wubuy (Australia)
    Baker, B ; Horrack, K ; Nordlinger, RN ; Sadler, L (CSLI Publications, 2010)
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    Indigenous Perspectives on the Vitality of Murrinh-Patha
    KELLY, B ; NORDLINGER, R ; WIGGLESWORTH, G (Australian Linguistics Society, 2010)
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    From juxtaposition to incorporation:an approach to generic specific constructions
    NORDLINGER, R ; Sadler, L (CSLI Publications, 2008)