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. This Book Introduces The Grammatical Features And Semantic Structures Of Oceanic, Papuan, And Australian Languages. It Places Them In Their Historical And Geographical Context, Discusses The Linguistic Evidence For The Settlement Of The Pacific, And Speculates On The Reason For The Region's Many Languages. It Devotes Considerable Attention To The Effects Of Contact Between Speakers Of Different Languages And To The Development Of Pidgin And Creole Languages In The Pacific.--from Back Cover. Chap. 1. Linguistics: Some Basic Concepts -- Chap. 2. Languages Of The Pacific -- Chap. 3. History Of The Austronesian Languages -- Chap. 4. History Of The Papuan And Australian Languages -- Chap. 5. Sound Systems -- Chap. 6. Oceanic Languages: Grammatical Overview -- Chap. 7. Papuan Languages: Grammatical Overview -- Chap. 8. Australian Languages: Grammatical Overview -- Chap. 9. Languages In Contact -- Chap. 10. Pidgins, Creoles, And Koines -- Chap. 11. Language, Society, And Culture In The Pacific Context-- Conclusion. Ideas About Pacific Language. John Lynch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 321-343) And Index.
Categories:
- History
- Australia & Oceania
- Oceania
- Australia & Oceania
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Author : Lynch, John
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :1998-03-30
Number Of Pages : 384
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0824818989
ISBN-13 : 9780824818982
Item weight : 1.1 lb
Dimensions : 0.9 in x 5.9 in x 8.7 in
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