new publications : australian languages new releases nordlinger , rachel , a grammar of wambaya , northern territory ( australia ) 1998 , isbn 0 85883 481 2 , xvi + 320pp . softcover . a $ 48 . 90 pacific linguistics catalogue number , c-140 . key words : australian aboriginal languages ; grammar . this work describes the phonology , morphology and syntax of wambaya , a non - pama - nyungan language of the barkly tablelands region of the northern territory . particular attention is paid to the complex morphology , including the gender and case suffixes on nominals , the interaction between the tense marking on both verb and auxiliary , and the use of case in subordinate clauses . a collection of texts and wordlists is also included . thomas , david , ed . papers in southeast asian linguistics no . 15 : chamic studies 1998 , isbn 0 85883 465 0 , iii + 90pp . softcover . ( in press ) a $ 31 . 80 pacific linguistics catalogue number , a-89 . key words : cham ; roglai ; utsat ; austronesian ; khmer . this volume presents papers on chamic languages by neil baumagartner ( western cham grammar ) , robert headley ( cham evidence from khmer sound changes ) , ernest lee ( cat gia roglai ) , keng - fong pang ( the ethnonym utsat ) , and graham thurgood ( austronesian and mon - khmer elements in chamic vowels ) . tryon , darrell , ed . , papers in austronesian linguistics no . 5 1998 , isbn 0 85883 475 8 , vii + 275pp . softcover . a $ 46 . 20 pacific linguistics catalogue number , a-92 . key words : lou ; nati ; malakula ; vanuatu ; muyuw ; awad bing ; grammar . papers by robert blust a lou vocabulary , with phonological notes , . ; baumgartner , neil , terry crowley a salvage sketch of nati ( southwest malakula , vanuatu ) , david lithgow muyuw : its relationship with its neighbours and the bilingualism of its speakers , d . j . bennett awad bing grammar essentials . sharpe , margaret , dictionary of yugambeh ( including neighbouring dialects ) 1998 , isbn 0 85883 480 4 , xix + 223pp . softcover . a $ 42 . 20 pacific linguistics catalogue number , c-139 . key words : aboriginal languages ; yugambeh ; dictionary ; grammar . this book brings together all published or recorded information known to the compiler on the language of the gold coast , queensland and its hinterlands , and neighbouring dialects extending to minyangbal ( minjungbal ) in the brushwick river area , new south wales , and the dialects spoken around warwick , queensland . dialects of the same language were spoken in new south wales , e . g . gidhabal and bundjalung . while yugambeh appears to have gone out of widespread use possibly sixty years ago , there are many valuable word lists and grammars dating back to the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century . all entries in the dictionary are in modern phonemic transcription ( with pronunciation guides ) , with all sources and source spellings included under each entry . the dictionary includes grammatical notes and an english finder list . tryon , darrell bislama : an introduction to the national language of vanuatu 1987 , 1988 , 1991 , 1995 , 1998 ( reprints ) , isbn 0 85883 361 1 , xiv + 261pp . the book a $ 35 . 30 set of 8 cassettes ( optional ) a $ 70 . 00 pacific linguistics catalogue number , d-72 . key words : bislama , vanuatu . pacific linguistics publications can be obtained in any one of six easy and convenient ways : e-mail e - mail : mira . kwasik @ coombs . anu . edu . au over-the - counter mail the australian national university pacific linguistics department of linguistics rspas 3rd floor , room 1208 the australian national university coombs bld . , fellows road canberra act 0200 acton , canberra australia phone order fax + 61 ( 0 ) 2 6249 2742 or fax + 61 ( 0 ) 2 6249 4896 voice mail - message thank you , mira kwasik mira kwasik manager , publications centre research school of pacific and asian studies the australian national university canberra 0200 australia ph : + 61 ( 0 ) 2 6249 2742 or 3269 fax : + 61 ( 0 ) 2 6249 4896 e - mail : mira . kwasik @ coombs . anu . edu . au the research school of pacific and asian studies , anu - online catalogue http : / / coombs . anu . edu . au / publications / coombsguide . html