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Beschreibung
Mäori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, is an endangered, minority language, with an important role in the culture and identity of the Mäori community. This comprehensive overview looks at all aspects of the Mäori language: its history, its dialects, its sounds and grammar, its current status and the efforts being made by the Mäori community and the state to ensure its survival. Central chapters provide an overall sketch of the structure of Mäori while highlighting those aspects which have been the subject of detailed linguistic analysis - particularly phonology (sound structure) and morphology (word structure). Though addressed primarily to those with some knowledge of linguistics, this book describes a language with a wealth of interesting features. It will interest anyone wishing to study the structure of a minority language, in fields as diverse as typology, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, as well as all those interested in endangered languages and their preservation.
Mäori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, is an endangered, minority language, with an important role in the culture and identity of the Mäori community. This comprehensive overview looks at all aspects of the Mäori language: its history, its dialects, its sounds and grammar, its current status and the efforts being made by the Mäori community and the state to ensure its survival. Central chapters provide an overall sketch of the structure of Mäori while highlighting those aspects which have been the subject of detailed linguistic analysis - particularly phonology (sound structure) and morphology (word structure). Though addressed primarily to those with some knowledge of linguistics, this book describes a language with a wealth of interesting features. It will interest anyone wishing to study the structure of a minority language, in fields as diverse as typology, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, as well as all those interested in endangered languages and their preservation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction; 2. A brief history of Mäori; 3. Regional variation in Mäori; 4. The phonology of Mäori; 5. The morphology of Mäori; 6. The syntax of Mäori; 7. The sociolinguistic situation of Mäori.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781107407626
ISBN-10: 1107407621
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Harlow, Ray
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Ray Harlow
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2012
Gewicht: 0,379 kg
Artikel-ID: 123760614

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