The grammar of Adang : a Papuan language spoken on the Island of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Abstract

Adang, a hitherto undescribed Papuan language spoken on the island of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara ("Nus a Tenggara Timur") Province of Indonesia is potentially endangered.This dissertation presents a descriptive grammar of the language based on my native speaker intuitions and those of my family.In what follows, I presents some of the main typological features of the language.Adang has seven vowels and eighteen consonants.Its syllable patterns do not Many people have helped me during the research and writing of this thesis.Although I might have missed mentioning some of their names in these acknowledgements, they all deserve my special thanks.Their contributions to this thesis were invaluable, and I am very grateful.In particular, my first thanks go to Bill Foley, my supervisor, who has guided and supported me in many ways.His input since the beginning of the study has directed me towards a successful investigation and analysis of Adang, my own mother tongue.The critical comments he gave from the very first draft of this thesis have shaped my unformed ideas.Without his support and guidance, this thesis would not have been possible.Jane Simpson deserves my special thanks.Without the degree of support that I got from her, this thesis could not have been successfully completed.She has constantly provided insightful criticisms in every part of this thesis.Most of the analyses and arguments presented in this thesis have been shaped with the criticisms that she provided during the research and writing.She is a model supervisor, tutor and counselor.She lent me her computer when my computer was stolen.She always had time to

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