Trans New Guinea Languages

A. Pawley*

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    Abstract

    The Trans New Guinea language family, with more than 400 languages, is the third most numerous language family in the world. This article outlines the history of research on the family, defines its major subgroups, briefly discusses questions of time depths and direction of dispersal, and outlines some characteristic and salient structural features.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Language & Linguistics
    PublisherElsevier Ltd.
    Pages17-21
    Number of pages5
    ISBN (Print)9780080448541
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

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