Isneg-english Vocabulary
| Author | : Morice Vanoverbergh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 618 |
| Release | : 1972 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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Isneg-English Vocabulary
| Author | : Morice Vanoverbergh |
| Publisher | : Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii |
| Total Pages | : 648 |
| Release | : 1972 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : |
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Comparative Austronesian Dictionary
| Author | : Darrell T. Tryon |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 3564 |
| Release | : 2011-06-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3110884011 |
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Volumes in the Trends in Linguistics. Documentation series focus on the presentation of linguistic data. The series addresses the sustained interest in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, grammars and editions of under-described and hitherto undocumented languages. All world-regions and time periods are represented.
A Dictionary of Austronesian Monosyllabic Roots (Submorphemes)
| Author | : Robert Blust |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2022-05-09 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3110781697 |
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This book documents an understudied phenomenon in Austronesian languages, namely the existence of recurrent submorphemic sound-meaning associations of the general form -CVC. It fills a critical gap in scholarship on these languages by bringing together a large body of data in one place, and by discussing some of the theoretical issues that arise in analyzing this data. Following an introduction which presents the topic, it includes a critical review of the relevant literature over the past century, and discussions of the following: 1. problems in finding the root (the "needle in the haystack" problem), 2. root ambiguity, 3. controls on chance as an interfering factor, 4. unrecognized morphology as a possible factor in duplicating evidence, 5. the shape/structure of the root, 6. referents of roots, 7. the origin of roots, 8. the problem of distinguishing false cognates produced by convergence in root-bearing morphemes from legitimate comparisons resulting from divergent descent, and 9. the problem of explaining how submorphemes are transmitted across generations of speakers independently of the morphemes that host them. The remainder of the book consists of a list of sources for the 197 languages from which data is drawn, followed by the roots with supporting evidence, a short appendix, and references.
Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar
| Author | : Carl Ralph Galvez Rubino |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 868 |
| Release | : 2000-12-01 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780824820886 |
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This root-based dictionary of the Ilocano language is the most comprehensive dictionary produced of Ilocano (Iloko), the lingua franca of Northern Luzon, and historically the native language of the majority of Filipino immigrants to the United States. The body of the dictionary includes entries for roots and affixes with illustrative sentences, idioms, common derivations, and scientific names (when applicable). Ilocano synonyms are also furnished when appropriate. Derived words that undergo morphological fusion are listed as separate entries to facilitate lexical searches. There is also an affix cross-reference list to help the beginning student recognize root words. Unlike most dictionaries of Philippine languages, it has an extensive English to Ilocano section, information on the pre-Hispanic syllabary, and language maps of the Philippines showing where the largest concentration of Ilocano speakers reside. Of related interest: Let's Speak Ilokano, by Precy Espiritu
A Grammar of Mavea
| Author | : Valérie Guérin |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 426 |
| Release | : 2011-11-30 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0824836391 |
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Spoken on Mavea Island by approximately 32 people, Mavea is an endangered Oceanic language of Vanuatu. This work provides grammatical descriptions of this hitherto undescribed language. Fourteen chapters, containing more than 1,400 examples, cover topics in the phonology and morphosyntax of Mavea, with an emphasis on the latter. Of particular interest are examples of individual speaker variation presented throughout the grammar; the presence of three linguo-labials (still used today by a single speaker) that were unexpectedly found before the rounded vowel /o/; and a chapter on numerals and the counting system, which have long been replaced by Bislama’s but are remembered by a handful of speakers. Most of the grammatical descriptions derive from a corpus of texts of various genres (conversations, traditional stories, personal histories, etc.) gathered during the author’s fieldwork, conducted for eleven months between 2005 and 2007.
A Dictionary of Mah Meri as Spoken at Bukit Bangkong
| Author | : Nicole Kruspe |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 427 |
| Release | : 2010-07-06 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 082486056X |
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Mah Meri is an Aslian (Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer) language spoken in scattered settlements along a section of the southwest coast of Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia. The Mah Meri are the only Aslian speakers who live in a coastal environment. Their language, which may have about 2,000 speakers, has no written language and is highly endangered. This is the first comprehensive dictionary of Mah Meri and is based on the author’s extensive field research and consultation with members of the community over the last ten years. The dialect presented here is spoken by about 600 people at Bukit Bangkong, the most southerly Mah Meri settlement. The dictionary contains around 4,000 entries, each with a phonetic transcription and translations in both English and Malay. Many entries are further complemented by illustrative examples, notes on usage, derivations, ethnographic information, and illustrations—all provide insight into the world of Mah Meri speakers. Two finder lists (English–Mah Meri and Malay–Mah Meri) are included, giving access to the intended audience of international and local scholars and community members. The volume also includes a general introduction to the Mah Meri, notes to assist the reader in using the dictionary, and a short grammatical description.
A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu
| Author | : Nicholas Thieberger |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 211 |
| Release | : 2021-10-31 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0824890515 |
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This is a dictionary of Nafsan, the language spoken in Vanuatu in the south of Efate Island in the villages of Erakor, Pango, and Eratap. Nafsan is one of 130 distinct languages spoken in Vanuatu. Over several decades, linguist Nicholas Thieberger worked in close collaboration with the Erakor community to record this unique language and to refine its written presentation. The resulting publication offers insight into the diversity of meanings available to speakers of Nafsan, providing some 3,400 senses for Nafsan words and an English-Nafsan finderlist. In addition, the book gives an overview of the Nafsan sound system, provides a list of existing literature on the language dating back to early missionary translations, and includes maps of Efate locating nearly 200 place names. Readers will also find South Efate cultural knowledge embedded in the explanations of the Nafsan words and their usages. A welcome companion to Thieberger’s A Grammar of South Efate (2006), this book complements and significantly augments other multimedia resources made available online by the author.
Kokota Grammar
| Author | : Bill Palmer |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2008-10-31 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0824832515 |
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This work describes the grammar of Kokota, a highly endangered Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands, spoken by about nine hundred people on the island of Santa Isabel. After several long periods among the Kokota, Dr. Palmer has written an unusually detailed and comprehensive description of the language. Kokota has never before been described, so this work makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the Oceanic languages of island Melanesia. Kokota Grammar examines the phonology of the language and includes a lengthy section on stress assignment. It continues with chapters on nouns and noun phrases, minor participant types, possession, argument structure, the verb complex, clause structure, imperative and interrogative constructions, and subordination and coordination (including verb serialization). The typological interest of Kokota, along with its degree of endangerment and the paucity of information on Northwest Solomonic languages in general, combined with the level of detail given in the volume, make this a work of considerable interest to Austronesian linguists, typologists, syntacticians, phonologists, and all who are involved in describing and documenting endangered languages.
Language Description, History and Development
| Author | : Jeff Siegel |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 544 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9789027252524 |
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This volume in memory of Terry Crowley covers a wide range of languages: Australian, Oceanic, Pidgins and Creoles, and varieties of English. Part I, Linguistic Description and Typology, includes chapters on topics such as complex predicates and verb serialization, noun incorporation, possessive classifiers, diphthongs, accent patterns, modals in Australian English and directional terms in atoll-based languages. Part II, Historical Linguistics and Linguistic History, ranges from the reconstruction of Australian languages, to reflexes of Proto-Oceanic, to the lexicon of early Melanesian Pidgin. Part III, Language Development and Linguistic Applications, comprises studies of lexicography, language in education, and language endangerment and language revival, spanning the Pacific from South Australia and New Zealand to Melanesia and on to Colombia. The volume will whet the appetite of anyone interested in the latest linguistic research in this richly multilingual part of the globe.
