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A Grammar of South Efate

An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

By: Nicholas Thieberger

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A Grammar of South Efate

An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

By: Nicholas Thieberger

This book presents topics in the grammar of South Efate, an Oceanic language of Central Vanuatu as spoken in Erakor village on the outskirts of PortVila. It is one of the first such grammars to take seriously the provision of primary data for the verification of claims made in the analysis. The research is set in the context of increasing attention being paid to the state of the world’s smaller languages and their prospects for being spoken into the future. In addition to providing an outline of the grammar of the language, the author describes the process of developing an archivable textual corpus that is used to make example sentences citable and playable, using software (Audiamus) developed in the course of the research. An included DVD provides a dictionary and finderlist, a set of interlinearized example texts and elicited sentences, and playable media versions of most example sentences and of the example texts.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824861256

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9780824861254

A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu

M̃p̃et Nafsan ni Erakor

By: Nicholas Thieberger,Members of the Erakor Community

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A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu

M̃p̃et Nafsan ni Erakor

By: Nicholas Thieberger,Members of the Erakor Community

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.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824890515

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9780824890513

Words of Wonder

Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us

By: Nicholas Evans

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Words of Wonder

Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us

By: Nicholas Evans

A gripping and moving text which explores the wealth of human language diversity, how deeply it matters, and how we can best turn the tide of language endangerment In the new, thoroughly revised second edition of Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition (formerly called Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us), renowned scholar Nicholas Evans delivers an accessible and incisive text covering the impact of mass language endangerment. The distinguished author explores issues surrounding the preservation of indigenous languages, including the best and most effective ways to respond to the challenge of recording and documenting fragile oral traditions while they’re still with us. This latest edition offers an entirely new chapter on new developments in language revitalisation, including the impact of technology on language archiving, the use of social media, and autodocumentation by speakers. It also includes a number of new sections on how recent developments in language documentation give us a fuller picture of human linguistic diversity. Seeking to answer the question of why widespread linguistic diversity exists in the first place, the book weaves in portraits of individual “last speakers” and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries. It provides access to a companion website with sound files and embedded video clips of various languages mentioned in the text. It also offers: A thorough introduction to the astonishing diversity of the world’s languages Comprehensive exploration of how the study of living languages can help us understand deep human history, including the decipherment of unknown texts in ancient languages Discussions of the intertwining of language, culture and thought, including both fieldwork and experimental studies An introduction to the dazzling beauty and variety of oral literature across a range of endangered languages In-depth examinations of the transformative effect of new technology on language documentation and revitalisation Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying language endangerment and preservation and for any reader who wants to discover what the full diversity of the world’s languages has to teach us, Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition, will earn a place in the libraries of linguistics, anthropology, and sociology scholars with a professional or personal interest in endangered languages and in the full wealth of the world’s languages.

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300

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119758777

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9781119758778

The Schenker Project

Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna

By: Nicholas Cook

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The Schenker Project

Culture, Race, and Music Theory in Fin-de-siecle Vienna

By: Nicholas Cook

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Oxford University Press

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0195170563

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Kafka

By: Nicholas Murray

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Kafka

By: Nicholas Murray

A biography of the novelist and short story writer explores the cultural and historical context of his fiction, as well as his poor relationship with his father.

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Yale University Press

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0300106319

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Dying Words

Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

By: Nicholas Evans

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Dying Words

Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

By: Nicholas Evans

The next century will see more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage Questions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience Brings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual ‘last speakers’ and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444359614

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A Grammar of South Efate

An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

By: Nicholas Thieberger

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An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

By: Nicholas Thieberger

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824861256

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This Is His House and These Are His Rules

By: Nicholas M. Cuono Sr

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This Is His House and These Are His Rules

By: Nicholas M. Cuono Sr

As we stumble through life wondering what our purpose is and why we're here, we constantly question our faith and ultimate destiny. Within this manuscript is that answer for any individual who is in doubt.

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Tate Publishing & Enterprises

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1682072444

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A Grammar of South Efate

A Grammar of South Efate

A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu

A Dictionary of Nafsan, South Efate, Vanuatu

Words of Wonder

Words of Wonder

The Schenker Project

The Schenker Project

Kafka

Kafka

Dying Words

Dying Words

A Grammar of South Efate

A Grammar of South Efate

This Is His House and These Are His Rules

This Is His House and These Are His Rules

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