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Author Lynch, John (John Dominic)

Title Pacific languages : an introduction / John Lynch.

Publication Info. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [1998]
©1998

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-343) and index.
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Contents Linguistics: some basic concepts -- The languages of the Pacific -- The history of the Austronesian languages -- The history of the Papuan and Australian languages -- Sound systems -- Oceanic languages: grammatical overview -- Papuan languages: grammatical overview -- Australian languages: grammatical overview -- Languages in contact -- Pidgins, creoles, and Koines -- Language, society, and culture in the Pacific context-- Conclusion. Ideas about Pacific language.
Summary 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 available, until now there has been no single book that attempts a wide regional coverage for a general audience. Pacific Languages introduces readers to the grammatical features of Oceanic, Papuan, and Australian languages as well as to the semantic structures of these languages. For readers without a formal linguistic background, a brief introduction to descriptive linguistics is provided. In addition to describing the structure of Pacific languages, this volume 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.
Language English.
Subject Pacific Area -- Languages.
Pacifique, Région du -- Langues.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
Language and languages
Pacific Area
Sprache
Pazifischer Raum
Oceanische talen.
Papoeatalen.
Australische talen.
Australische Sprachen.
Papuasprachen.
Austronesische Sprachen.
Ozeanische Sprachen.
Indexed Term Languages
Other Form: Print version: Lynch, John (John Dominic). Pacific languages. Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©1998 (DLC) 97024552 (OCoLC)37201420
ISBN 9780824859183
0824859189
9780824842581
0824842588
9780824881832
0824881834
0824818989 (alk. paper)
9780824818982 (alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000066528280
CHNEW 001035312
CHVBK 556237749
AU@ 000064469912

 
    
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