A grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham : history, contact, and phonology /

"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 ap...

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Hoofdauteurs: Thurgood, Graham (Auteur), Thurgood, Ela (Auteur), Li, Fengxiang (Auteur)
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter/Mouton, [2014]
Reeks:Pacific linguistics ; 643.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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: Sanya Mandarin.