A grammar of Papuan Malay

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A grammar of Papuan Malay

A grammar of Papuan Malay

Name: A grammar of Papuan Malay
ISBN: 9783944675862

Angela Kluge

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This book presents an in-depth linguistic description of Papuan Malay, a non-standard variety of Malay. The language is spoken in coastal West Papua which covers the western part of the island of New Guinea. The study is based on sixteen hours of recordings of spontaneous narratives and conversations between Papuan Malay speakers, recorded in the Sarmi area on the northeast coast of West Papua. Papuan Malay is the language of wider communication and the first or second language for an ever-increasing number of people of the area. While Papuan Malay is not officially recognized and therefore not used in formal government or educational settings or for religious preaching, it is used in all other domains, including unofficial use in formal settings, and, to some extent, in the public media. After a general introduction to the language, its setting, and history, this grammar discusses the following topics, building up from smaller grammatical constituents to larger ones: phonology, word formation, noun and prepositional phrases, verbal and nonverbal clauses, non-declarative clauses, and conjunctions and constituent combining. 0Ogininally presented as the author' doctoral thesis at Leiden University 2014.

Категории:

Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences

Година:

2017

Издателство:

Language Science Press

Език:

english

Страници:

735

ISBN 10:

394467586X