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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| Formaat: | Elektronisch E-boek |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Boston ; Berlin :
De Gruyter/Mouton,
[2014]
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| Reeks: | Pacific linguistics ;
643. |
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| Online toegang: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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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.