EmPr Malcolm Ross

Research output

Research output per year 1991 2008 2024

• 53 Chapter
• 19 Article
• 7 Edited Book
• 3 Book
• 7 More
  • 3 Review article
  • 1 Conference contribution
  • 1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
  • 1 Foreword/postscript
  • 1 Other contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2020

  Narrative Historical Linguistics: Linguistic Evidence for Human (Pre)history

  Ross, M., 1 Jan 2020, The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Volume II. Wiley, p. 468-499 32 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Linguistic Evidence 100%
  • Diachronic Linguistics 100%
  • Archeology 16%
  • Language Family 16%
  • human history 16%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The Linguistic Situation in Near Oceania before Agriculture

  Ross, M., 2020, The Language of Hunter-Gatherers. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 1. p. 311-336 26 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Oceania 100%
  • Agricultural Science 100%
  • Solomon Islands 66%
  • New Guinea 66%
  • Melanesia 33%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Syntax and contact-induced language change

  Ross, M., 2019, The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact. A. P. G. (ed.). 1st ed. United States: Oxford University Press , Vol. 1. p. 123-154

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2017

  Languages of the new guinea region

  Ross, M., 1 Jan 2017, The Cambridge Handbook of Areal Linguistics. Cambridge University Press, p. 758-820 63 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • New Guinea 100%
  • Oceania 25%
  • Austronesian languages 16%
  • Structure 16%
  • Islands 16%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2016

  Bodily conditions and activities

  Ross, M. & Osmond, M., 2016, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society, Vol.5: People: Body and mind. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 209-333

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Cognition

  Ross, M. & Osmond, M., 2016, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society, Vol.5: People: Body and mind. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 535-566

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Speaker 100%
  • Cognitive 33%
  • GaIN 33%
  • Verbs 33%
  • Oceanic languages 33%

• Describing people: stature, temperament, emotion and evaluation

  Ross, M. & Osmond, M., 2016, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society, Vol.5: People: Body and mind. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 567-600

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Introduction

  Ross, M., Pawley, A. & Osmond, M., 2016, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society, Vol.5: People: Body and mind. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 1-36pp

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Reconstruction 100%
  • Body Height 50%
  • Body Position 50%

• The human body

  Osmond, M. & Ross, M., 2016, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral Oceanic society, Vol.5: People: Body and mind. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 75-207

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2015

  Revising the reconstruction of early Austronesian personal pronouns

  Ross, M., 2015, Language change in Austronesian languages. Papers from 12-ICAL, Volume 3. M. R. A. I. W. A. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra, Australia: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 109-122

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Some Proto Austronesian coronals reexamined

  Ross, M., 2015, New Advances in Formosan Linguistics. E. Z. S. F. T. . J. J. W. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra, Australia: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 1-38

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The Lihir Language, a member of the Austronesian language family

  Ross, M., 2015, Grammar of the Lihir Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. S. Z. A. D. N. (ed.). 1 ed. Boroko, Papua New Guinea: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, Vol. 1. p. xxv-xxxii

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• 2012

  The grammaticization of directional verbs in Oceanic languages

  Ross, M., 17 Apr 2012, Complex Predicates in Oceanic Languages: Studies in the Dynamics of Binding and Boundness. De Gruyter Mouton, p. 297-330 34 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • directional verbs 100%
  • Grammaticization 100%
  • relator 50%
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Are 'Cultures' Inherited? Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Origins and Migrations of Austronesian-Speaking Peoples Prior to 1000 BC

  Bellwood, P., Chambers, G. K., Ross, M., Hung, H. & Hung, H., 2011, Investigating Archaeological Cultures: Material Culture, Variability, and Transmission. B. W. R. A. M. V. L. (ed.). 1st ed. New York: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 321-354

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Archeology 100%
  • Linguistics 100%
  • Independent 100%
  • Material Culture 100%
  • Taiwan 100%
• 2010

  A Preliminary Analysis of East Kewa Tone

  Ross, M., 2010, A Mosaic of Languages and Cultures: studies celebrating the career of Karl J. Franklin. K. A. M. A. G. R. (ed.). 1st ed. Texas, USA: SIL International , Vol. 1. p. 294-309

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • desinence 100%

• Areal phonological features in north central New Ireland

  Ross, M., 14 Dec 2010, Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World. De Gruyter Mouton, p. 551-572 22 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Lexical history in the Northwest Solomonic languages: evidence for two waves of Oceanic settlement in Bougainville and the northwest Solomons

  Ross, M., 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. 245-270

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
• 2009

  Loanwords in Takia, an oceanic language of papua new Guinea

  Ross, M., 22 Dec 2009, Loanwords in the world's language: A Comparative Handbook. De Gruyter Mouton, p. 747-770 24 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Proto Austronesian verbal morphology: A reappraisal

  Ross, M., 2009, Austronesian Historical Linguistics and Culture History: A festschrift for Robert Blust. A. A. A. A. P. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 295-326

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2008

  Concluding notes

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 427-436

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Green vegetables and figs

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 293-310

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Introducing Proto Oceanic plant names

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 25-51

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Nut and fruit trees

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 311-353

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Other cultivated plants

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 389-426

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Staple foods: root crops, bananas, breadfruit and sago

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 255-292

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The coconut palm

  Ross, M. & Evans, B., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 355-387

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The integrity of the Austronesian language family: From Taiwan to Oceania

  Ross, M., 28 Jul 2008, Past Human Migrations in East Asia: Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 161-181 21 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Wild plants of primary lowland tropical rain forest

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 185-236

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Wild plants of secondary lowland rain forest and grassland

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 237-254

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Wild plants of the coastal strand

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 129-172

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Wild plants of the mangrove swamp

  Ross, M., 2008, The lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The culture and environment of ancestral oceanic society, Vol 3 Plants. M. R. A. P. A. M. O. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 173-184

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2007

  Two kinds of locative construction in Oceanic languages: A robust distinction

  Ross, M., 2007, Language Description, History and Development: Linguistic indulgence in memory of Terry Crowley. J. S. J. L. A. D. E. (ed.). 1st ed. Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Philadelphia, USA: John Benjamins Publishing Company, Vol. 1. p. 281-295

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2006

  Formosan Languages

  Ross, M., 2006, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed). K. B. (ed.). 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 14. p. 587-590

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Language Families and Linguistic Diversity

  Ross, M., 2006, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed). K. B. (ed.). 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 14. p. 499 - 507

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Malayo-Polynesian Languages

  Ross, M., 2006, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed). K. B. (ed.). 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 14. p. 457-462

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Metatypy

  Ross, M., 2006, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed). K. B. (ed.). 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 14. p. 95-99

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2005

  Introduction [The many faces of Austronesian voice systems: some new empirical studies]

  Arka, W. & Ross, M., 2005, The many faces of Austronesian voice systems: some new empirical studies. I. W. A. A. M. R. (ed.). 1st ed. RPAS, Australian National University, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 1-15

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for grouping Papuan languages

  Ross, M., 2005, Papuan pasts: Cultural, linguistic and biological histories of Papuan-speaking peoples. A. P. R. A. J. G. A. R. H. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra Australia: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 15-66

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The Morphology of Some Oceanic Plant Names

  Ross, M., 2005, A Polymath Anthropologist: Essays in Honour of Ann Chowning. C. G. H. D. L. D. A. C. (ed.). 1st ed. Auckland: University of Auckland, Vol. 1. p. 197-204

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2004

  Aspects of deixis in Takia

  Ross, M., 2004, Deixis and demonstratives in Oceanic Languages. G. S. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 15 - 36

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Demonstratives, local nouns and directionals in Oceanic languages: a diachronic perspective

  Ross, M., 2004, Deixis and demonstratives in Oceanic Languages. G. S. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 175 - 204

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Notes on the Prehistory and Internal Subgrouping of Malayic

  Ross, M., 2004, Papers in Austronesian subgrouping and dialectology. J. B. A. N. H. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 97-109

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The Grammaticization of Directional Verbs in Oceanic Languages

  Ross, M., 2004, Complex Predicates in Oceanic Languages: Studies in the Dynamics of Binding and Boundness. I. B. A. F. O-R. (ed.). 1st ed. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, Vol. 1. p. 297-329

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• The Pre-history of Oceanic languages: A Current View

  Pawley, A. & Ross, M., 2004, The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives. P. B. (ed.). 1st ed. Australia: ANU ePress, Vol. 1. p. 43-80

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Typologie morpho-syntaxique del langues oceaniennes

  Ross, M., 2004, Faits De Langues. E. Z. (ed.). 1 ed. Paris: Ophrys, Vol. 1. p. 71-86

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• 2003

  Diagnosing prehistoric language contact

  Ross, M., 1 Jan 2003, Motives for Language Change. Cambridge University Press, p. 174-198 25 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Oceania 100%
  • Solomon Islands 100%
  • Papua New Guinea 100%
  • Syntax 100%
  • Diachronic Linguistics 100%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Sequencing and dating linguistic events in Oceania: The linguistics / archaeology interface

  Ross, M., 2 Sept 2003, Archaeology and Language II: Correlating Archaeological and Linguistic Hypotheses. Routledge, p. 141-173 33 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2002

  Final words: research themes in the history and typology of western Austronesian languages

  Ross, M., 2002, The history and typology of Western Austronesian voice systems. F. W. A. M. R. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 451-474

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• The history and transitivity of Western Austronesian voice and voice-marking

  Ross, M., 2002, The history and typology of Western Austronesian voice systems. F. W. A. M. R. (ed.). 1 ed. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Vol. 1. p. 17-62

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• Those things happen only in little planes

  Ross, M., 2002, .. and then the engines stopped: flying in Papua New Guinea. R. G. W. A. S. S. (ed.). 1st ed. Canberra: Pandanus Books, Vol. 1. p. 41-43

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