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UNINA9910778256503321 |
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Autore |
Goddard Cliff |
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Titolo |
The languages of East and Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / Cliff Goddard |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04160-1 |
0-19-103733-8 |
1-281-34580-6 |
0-19-153415-3 |
1-4356-0995-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Linguistics - East Asia |
East Asia Languages |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[295]-306) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of maps and figures; List of tables; Conventions and symbols; 1 The languages of East and Southeast Asia: a first look; 2 Language families, linguistic areas and language situations; 3 Words: origins, structures, meanings; 4 Grammatical topics; 5 The soundscape of East and Southeast Asia; 6 Writing systems; 7 The art of speaking; Exercises; Solutions; Glossary of linguistic terms; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book introduces the linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It contains treatments of diverse areas including: word origins, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key syntactic structures, writing systems and communicative style" --Provided by publisher. |
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