Tok Pisin texts : from the beginning to the present

Tok Pisin texts : from the beginning to the present / edited by Peter Mühlhäusler, Thomas E. Dutton, Suzanne Romaine.

Tok Pisin is one of the most important languages of Melanesia and is used in a wide range of public and private functions in Papua New Guinea. The language has featured prominently in Pidgin and Creole linguistics and has featured in a number of debates in theoretical linguistics. With their extensi...

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Other Authors: Mühlhäusler, Peter, Dutton, Thomas Edward, 1935-, Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins, ©2003.
Series:Varieties of English around the world. Text series ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Tok Pisin language > Texts.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Tok Pisin language
Texts
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Tok Pisin is one of the most important languages of Melanesia and is used in a wide range of public and private functions in Papua New Guinea. The language has featured prominently in Pidgin and Creole linguistics and has featured in a number of debates in theoretical linguistics. With their extensive fieldwork experience and vast knowledge of the archives relating to Papua New Guinea, Peter Mühlhäusler, Thomas E. Dutton and Suzanne Romaine compiled this Tok Pisin text collection. It brings together representative samples of the largest Pidgin language of the Pacific area. These texts represen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 284 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.
ISBN:1423761405
9781423761402
9027247188
9789027247186
9786612255311
6612255315
9027295905
9789027295903
ISSN:0172-7362 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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