@article{klamer2002typical,
  check = {klamer:2002:typical},
  xn-author = {klamer, marian},
  xn-pub = {Oceanic Linguistics},
  source = {jstor},
  ISSN = {0029-8115},
  abstract = {This paper presents a list of typical properties of the languages of Central/Eastern (C/E) Indonesia, covering roughly the geographical area between Lombok and Papua. It focuses on those characteristics that set apart the C/E Indonesian languages from the Austronesian languages toward the west. A synthesis of recently published data on C/E Indonesian languages, the present paper provides an updated typological window on an area that is relatively under-represented in Austronesian research. It is argued that a typological characterization of a linguistic area like this can be used as a heuristic tool in comparative research. Because the area under consideration is geographically defined, the data do not have any direct bearing on issues of genetic subgrouping. Nevertheless, because all but one of the features listed here are those of Austronesian languages, they may be used to formulate hypotheses about the higher-order genetic affiliation of a language whose affiliation to a particular family (e.g., whether Austronesian or not) is yet uncertain. This is especially relevant for C/E Indonesia as a contact zone of languages with different (or unknown) genetic affiliations. How the list of typological features may be used to formulate specific hypotheses about contact-induced linguistic change is illustrated.},
  author = {Klamer, Marian},
  copyright = {Copyright 2002 University of Hawai'i Press},
  journal = {Oceanic Linguistics},
  jstor_articletype = {Full Length Article},
  jstor_date = {200212},
  jstor_formatteddate = {Dec., 2002},
  month = {dec},
  number = {2},
  pages = {363--383},
  publisher = {University of Hawai'i Press},
  title = {Typical Features of Austronesian Languages in Central/Eastern Indonesia},
  url = {http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0029-8115%28200212%2941%3A2%3C363%3ATFOALI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6},
  volume = {41},
  year = {2002},
}