Languages and Their Speakers
Autor Timothy Shopenen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mai 1987
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0812212509
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: MT – University of Pennsylvania Press
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Cuprins
Illustrations
Introduction
Preface to the 1987 Edition
I. JACALTEC: FIELD WORK IN GUATEMALA
Introduction
Field Methods
The Jacaltec Language
The Linguistic Horizons of Jacaltec Speakers
Suggestions for Further Reading
II. MANINKA
Introduction: Maninka Language and Society
Maninka Grammar
The Use of Language in Maninka Culture
Suggestions for Further Reading
Appendix
III. BECOMING A COMPETENT SPEAKER OF MALAGASY
Introduction
Background
Forming Sentences in Malagasy
Malagasy Subjects and Complex Structures
Conditions on the Use of Speech
Behavioral Norms and Speech Usage
Suggestions for Further Reading
IV. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW IN GUUGU YIMIDHIRR
Embedded Speech
The Language of Cooktown
The Guugu Yimidhirr Language
The Social Context of Speech in Traditional Guugu Yimidhirr Society
Language in the Modern Guugu Yimidhirr Community
Suggestions for Further Reading
Glossary
V. JAPANESE: A STORY OF LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE
Introduction
A History of Japan
The Structure of Japanese
Japanese and Its Relation to the Environment
Suggestions for Further Reading