A grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham : history, contact, and phonology / by Graham Thurgood, Ela Thur...
A grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham : history, contact, and phonology / by Graham Thurgood, Ela Thur...
A grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham : history, contact, and phonology / by Graham Thurgood, Ela Thurgood, Li Fengxiang.
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Publisher
Boston Berlin De Gruyter, 2014.
Date
2014.
Call Numbers
Q410.5/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiv, 404 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The people and the setting -- Legends and history -- The linguistic setting -- The Hainan Cham sound system -- Acoustic analyses -- Word classes -- Clause types -- Discourse pragmatics -- Contact summary -- Appendix A: English-Hainan Cham glossary -- Appendix B: the Stübel wordlist -- Appendix C: S...
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Publisher
Boston Berlin De Gruyter, 2014.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
This volume is a grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham, an endangered tonal Austronesian language. The study focuses on three areas: social background and contact history, the grammar (including all the recorded vocabulary), and a description of the sound system (including acoustic description). The appendixes also include the wordlist of Sanya Chinese...
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A grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham : history, contact, and phonology / by Graham Thurgood, Ela Thurgood, Li Fengxiang.
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Pacific linguistics, 1448-8310 ; volume 643.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Q410.5/3
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74VKKMqRO3wX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKMqRO3wX
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ISBN
9781614517344 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
499.22
MMS ID
991021792529702626
