Māori : a linguistic introduction / / Ray Harlow [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Harlow Ray
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 499/.442
• Soggetto topico: Maori language
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Notes; 1 Maori literature and literature on Maori; 2 Abrief history of Maori; 3 Regional variation in Maori; 4 The phonology of Maori; 5 The morphology of Maori; 6 The syntax of Maori; 7 The sociolinguistic situation of Maori; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Mäori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, is an endangered, minority language, with an important role in the culture and identity of the Mäori community. This comprehensive overview looks at all aspects of the Mäori language: its history, its dialects, its sounds and grammar, its current status and the efforts being made by the Mäori community and the state to ensure its survival. Central chapters provide an overall sketch of the structure of Mäori while highlighting those aspects which have been the subject of detailed linguistic analysis - particularly phonology (sound structure) and morphology (word structure). Though addressed primarily to those with some knowledge of linguistics, this book describes a language with a wealth of interesting features. It will interest anyone wishing to study the structure of a minority language, in fields as diverse as typology, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, as well as all those interested in endangered languages and their preservation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maori
• ISBN: 1-107-15888-5; 1-280-81530-2; 9786610815302; 0-511-27434-3; 0-511-27504-8; 0-511-27272-3; 0-511-32121-X; 0-511-61869-7; 0-511-27351-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457749503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II