Alan Rumsey

2023

The sound of one quotation mark: Quoted speech in Indigenous Australian narrative

Rumsey, A., Mansfield, J. & Evans, N., 30 Jan 2023, Celebrating Indigenous Voice: Legends and Narratives in Languages of the Tropics and Beyond. de Gruyter, p. 33-72 40 p.

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2022

Recent research on language and culture in Australia and Oceania

Rumsey, A., Singer, R. & Tomlinson, M., 22 Aug 2022, Approaches to Language and Culture. de Gruyter, p. 443-469 27 p.

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2020

Egophoricity, engagement, and the centring of subjectivity

Rumsey, A., 2020, Evidentiality, egophoricity, and engagement. H. B. A. S. K. (ed.). 1 ed. Germany: Language Science Press, Vol. 1. p. 61-93

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Peter Sutton and the socio-cultural dynamics of Indigenous Australian multilingualism

Rumsey, A., 2020, More than mere words: Essays on language and linguistics in honour of Peter Sutton. P. M. A. M. W. (ed.). Adelaide: Wakefield Press, Vol. 1. p. 147-164

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Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

Reed, L. & Rumsey, A., 2020, Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. A. K. (ed.). 1st ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 32. p. 141-183

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2019

Melanesia as a zone of language diversity

Rumsey, A., 2019, The Melanesian World. E. H. A. W. R. (ed.). 1st Edition ed. New York: Routledge, Vol. 1. p. 110-125

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5 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Dependancy and relative determination in language acquisition: The case of Ku Waru

Rumsey, A., 2017, Dependencies in language: On the casual ontology of linguistic systems. N. J. E. (ed.). Berlin: Language Science Press, Vol. 1. p. 97-117pp

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Flexibles and polyvalence in Ku Waru

Merlan, F. & Rumsey, A., 2017, Lexical Polycategoriality: Cross-linguistic, cross-theoretical and language acquisition approaches. V. V. . E. V. (ed.). 1st ed. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 1. p. 307-341

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Monologue and dialogism in highland new guinea verbal art

Rumsey, A., 1 Jan 2017, The Monologic Imagination. Oxford University Press, p. 59-79 21 p.

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2016

Mana, Power and 'Pawa' in the Pacific and Beyond

Rumsey, A., 2016, New Mana: Transformations of a Classic Concept in Pacific Languages and Cultures. M. T. A. T. P. K. T. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra, Australia: ANU Press, Vol. 1. p. 131-154

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2014

Language and human sociality

Rumsey, A., 1 Jan 2014, The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology. Cambridge University Press, p. 400-422 23 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2013

The acquisition of ergative marking in Kaluli, Ku Waru and Duna (Trans New Guinea)

Rumsey, A., San Roque, L. & Schieffelin, B. B., 2013, The Acquisition of Ergativity. E. L. B. A. S. S. (ed.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 1. p. 133-182

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2011

Empathy and anthropology: An afterword

Rumsey, A., 15 Aug 2011, The Anthropology of Empathy: Experiencing the Lives of Others in Pacific Societies. Berghahn Books, p. 215-224 10 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Introducing Highlands Sung Tales

Niles, D. & Rumsey, A., 2011, Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands: Studies in Form, Meaning, and Sociocultural Context. A. R. . D. N. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra Australia: ANU ePress, Vol. 1. p. 1-38

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Lingual and Cultural Wholes and Fields

Rumsey, A., 14 Jul 2011, Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 127-149 23 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Style, Plot, and Character in Tom Yaya Tales from Ku Waru

Rumsey, A., 2011, Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands: Studies in Form, Meaning, and Sociocultural Context. A. R. . D. N. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra Australia: ANU ePress, Vol. 1. p. 247-273

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2010

A metrical system that defies description by ordinary means

Rumsey, A., 2010, A journey through Austronesian and Papuan linguistic and cultural space: Papers in honour of Andrew Pawley. J. B. N. P. H. . M. R. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 39-56

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Ethics, language, and human sociality

Rumsey, A., 2010, Ordinary Ethics: Anthropology, Language, and Action. Fordham University Press, p. 105-122 18 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

2009

L'anthropologie a-t-elle besoin de sa propre pragmatique? [Anthropology does it need its own pragmatic?]

Rumsey, A., 2009, Paroles en actes [Words into action]. B. J. A. S. C. (ed.). 1st ed. Paris: Editions de L'Herne, Vol. 1. p. 43-62

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Rhetoric, truth, and the work of trope

Rumsey, A., 15 Jul 2009, Culture and Rhetoric. Berghahn Books, Vol. 1. p. 117-149 33 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2006

Verbal art, politics, and personal style in Highland New Guinea and beyond

Rumsey, A., 2006, Language, Culture and the Individual: A Tribute to Paul Friedrich. C. ON. M. S. . K. T. (ed.). 1st ed. Munich: Lincom Europa, Vol. 1. p. 319-346

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2005

Chanted Tales in the New Guinea Highlands of Today: A comparative study

Rumsey, A., 2005, Expressive Genres and Historical Change: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan. P. J. S. A. A. S. (ed.). 1st ed. England, USA: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Vol. 1. p. 41-81

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2003

Tribal warfare and transformative justice in the New Guinea Highlands

Rumsey, A., 2003, A Kind of Mending: Restorative Justice in the Pacific Islands. S. D. W. A. J. A. T. N. C. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pandanus Books, Vol. 1. p. 73-93

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2002

Aspects of Ku Waru Ethnosyntax and Social Life

Rumsey, A., 2002, Ethnosyntax: Explorations in grammar and culture. N. J. E. (ed.). 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press , Vol. 1. p. 259-286

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Men stand, women sit: On the grammaticalization of posture verbs in Papuan languages, its bodily basis and cultural correlates

Rumsey, A., 2002, The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing, and Lying. J. N. (ed.). 1st ed. The Netherlands, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 1. p. 179-211

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2001

Aspects of ergativity and reported speech in Ku Waru

Merlan, F. & Rumsey, A., 2001, The Boy from Bundaberg: Studies in Melanesian Linguistics in Honour of Tom Dutton. A. P. M. R. A. D. T. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 215-231

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Introduction

Rumsey, A., 2001, Emplaced Myth: Space, Narrative, and Knowledge in Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea. R. A. . W. J. (ed.). 1st ed. Honolulu, USA: University of Hawaii Press, Vol. 1. p. 1-18

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On the syntax and semantics of trying

Rumsey, A., 2001, Forty Years On: Ken Hale and Australian Languages. S. J. N. D. L. M. A. B. A. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 353-363

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Tracks, traces, and links to land in Aboriginal Australia, New Guinea, and beyond

Rumsey, A., 2001, Emplaced Myth: Space, Narrative, and Knowledge in Aboriginal Australia and Papua New Guinea. R. A. . W. J. (ed.). 1st ed. Honolulu, USA: University of Hawaii Press, Vol. 1. p. 19-42

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2000

Bunuba

Rumsey, A., 2000, The Handbook of Australian Languages vol 5: Grammatical sketches of Bunuba, Ndjebbana and Kugu Nganhcara. D. R. M. W. B. B. J. (ed.). first ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press , Vol. 1. p. 35-152

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Women as Peacemakers in the New Guinea Highlands: a case from the Nebilyer Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Rumsey, A., 2000, Reflections on Violence in Melanesia. D. S. L. A. (ed.). 1st ed. Leichhardt, NSW and Canberra: Hawkins Press and Asia Pacific Press, Vol. 1. p. 139-155

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