The Phonology and Verbal System of Awara: A Papuan Language of the Finisterre Range, Papua New Guinea (Pacific Linguistics, 629)

The Australian National University. 2011. Trade paperback. Very good.. 263 p., maps, bibliography. . This volume consists of revised versions of the authors University of North Dakota MA theses. Part 1, Awara Phonology, describes the Awara phonemic inventory, autosegmental features, morphophonemic processes such as devoicing of consonants intervocalically and voicing of consonants after voiceless top consonants, and the counterfeeding and counterbleeding relationships between various morphophonemic processes. Part 2, The Awara Verbal System, describes verbal morphology, serial verb constructions, clause chaining, and subordination. Included are the reasons for distinguishing the reference clause from the finite clause in the switch-reference system, and for distinguishing the concepts of subordination and dependency.