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AU ANUA 520 · Series · 1952 - 1987

Holzknecht studied languages of the Markham family of languages in Papua New Guinea, including the Wampar, Aribwaungg (Yalu), Musom, Labu and Aribwatsa (now extinct) language groups. The collection includes field notes and recordings of the languages including lexus, syntactic lists, grammar outlines, kinship charts and word lists, maps, publications and dictionaries of indigenous languages into German and English. Includes publications in German language.

Holzknecht, Susanne

Includes: Lexis Wampar ; Comparative word list (M Ross & D Tryon 27.11.84) ; Wampar Syntactic Check List & Notes ; Wampar Grammar Sketch, 37p. ; Story how the missionaries came to Wampar (Emmanuel Dzenem 5.8.85) ; SIL (Summer Institute of Languages) word Lists for Morobe Province - Chefasing, Dagin Laewomba, Djefasing ; Wampar - English / Phonetical Notes.

Includes paper by Susanne Holzknecht, 'The mechanisms of language change in Labu' (1989), Labu Language Morobe Province (1968), Labu Language Lexis (Maria Toseli), 'An introduction to the Labu Language (Jeff Siegel 1984), Lexis (AN), Labu Wordlist (Jeff Siege 1984), Lexis Labu and Lexis Hapa e Halo (Maria Toseli's list with corrections by Susanne Holzknecht).

Includes Wampar Grammar Sketch (both handwritten and printed versions) ; Wampar Grammar Outline (handwritten version only) ; Wampar-English [Dictionary], 241p, first draft based on research conducted by Holzknecht and notes by Sturzenhofecker and Karl Panzer ; Notes on 'phonology and grammar' plus word lists ; Wampar Grammar Outline based on data from Jane Solomon (M Ross) ; Survey word lists (UPNG) ; Articles by Hans Fischer ; Fischer 1966 word list ; Letter dated 7 July 1994, Professor Hans Fischer to Susan Holzknecht.