(1994) Mbula – NSM primes

Published on May 10, 2017. Last updated on September 10, 2018.

Bugenhagen, Robert D. (1994). The exponents of semantic primitives in Mangap-Mbula. In Cliff Goddard, & Anna Wierzbicka (Eds.), Semantic and lexical Universals: Theory and empirical findings (pp. 87-108). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. DOI: 10.1075/slcs.25.08bug

This paper examines the applicability of the proposed set of lexical and semantic universals to Mangap-Mbula, an Austronesian language spoken in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.

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	Research carried out in consultation with or under the supervision of one or more experienced NSM practitioners
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