Pacific Languages : An Introduction

Pacific Languages An Introduction

Almost one-quarter of the world's languages are (or were) spoken in the Pacific, making it linguistically the most complex region in the world. Although numerous technical books on groups of Pacific or Australian languages have been published, and descriptions of individual languages are availa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lynch, John, author (author)
Autor Corporativo: University of the South Pacific funder (funder)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press [2016]
Materias:
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Pacific Area > Languages.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Terms Used
  • Chapter 1. Linguistics: Some Basic Concepts
  • Chapter 2. The Languages of the Pacific
  • Chapter 3. The History of the Austronesian Languages
  • Chapter 4. The History of the Papuan and Australian Languages
  • Chapter 5. Sound Systems
  • Chapter 6. Oceanic Languages: Grammatical Overview
  • Chapter 7. Papuan Languages: Grammatical Overview
  • Chapter 8. Australian Languages: Grammatical Overview
  • Chapter 9. Languages in Contact
  • Chapter 10. Pidgins, Creoles, and Koines
  • Chapter 11. Language, Society, and Culture in the Pacific Context
  • Conclusion. Ideas about Pacific Languages
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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