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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813666603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins, 2003

ISBN

90-272-9590-5

1-4237-6140-5

1-282-25531-2

9786612255311

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 284 pages) : illustrations, 1 map

Collana

Varieties of English around the world. Text series, , 0172-7362 ; ; v. T9

Altri autori (Persone)

MuhlhauslerPeter

DuttonThomas Edward <1935->

RomaineSuzanne <1951->

Disciplina

427/.9953

Soggetti

Tok Pisin language

Pidgin English

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tok Pisin Texts -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Table of contents -- Sociohistorical and grammatical aspects of Tok Pisin -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Some brief remarks on the texts -- Abbreviations -- I. From early contacts and Gut Taim Bilong Siaman (the Good Old Days of the German Administration) -- II. Indigenous voices 1920-1945 -- III. The use of Tok Pisin by missions and government -- IV. Indigenous voices 1950-1970 -- V. Traditional indigenous voices 1970 to the present -- VI. Translations of foreign voices -- VII. Urban Tok Pisin and the in.uence of English -- VIII.New written genres -- IX. Creolized varieties of Tok Pisin -- Bibliography -- The series VARIETIES OF ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD.

Sommario/riassunto

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.