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This thesis is a typological study of clause linkage in Australian languages. The study is based on a sample of 75 languages (40 Pama-Nyungan, 34 non-Pama-Nyungan, and Kriol), and also builds on typological work beyond Australia. Accompanying the thesis, the Database of Clause Linkage Structures in Australian Languages (or 'CLAusLink' /ˈklɔzlɪŋk/) compiles the analytical decisions made for this project, which interested readers may consult in ...

Arabana has a three-way rhotic phoneme contrast: /r/ (alveolar trill) vs /ɾ/ (alveolar tap) vs /ɻ/ (retroflex continuant). The rhotic contrasts are prosodically restricted in Arabana. The triple contrast only appears following the tonic vowel, which is the first vowel. In other onset positions /ɻ/ is contrastive, but there is no /r/ vs /ɾ/ contrast. There is no contrast in coda positions. We undertook the first-ever production study of Arabana ...