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UNINA9910813666603321 |
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Titolo |
Tok Pisin texts : from the beginning to the present / / edited by Peter Muhlhausler, Thomas E. Dutton, Suzanne Romaine |
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Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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90-272-9590-5 |
1-4237-6140-5 |
1-282-25531-2 |
9786612255311 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 284 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
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Collana |
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Varieties of English around the world. Text series, , 0172-7362 ; ; v. T9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MuhlhauslerPeter |
DuttonThomas Edward <1935-> |
RomaineSuzanne <1951-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tok Pisin language |
Pidgin English |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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