Language Contact and Composite Structures in New Ireland

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Jenkins, Rebecca Sue
Series Issue: 
4
Issue Date: 
2005
Publisher: 
SIL International
Publisher Place: 
Dallas, Texas
Is Part Of Series: 
SIL International Publications in Language Use and Education 4
Extent: 
xxi, 253 pages
Publication Status: 
Published
Table of Contents: 

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Symbols

Introduction

  1. The Linguistic Situation in Papua New Guinea
  2. A Review of Literature on Language Contact Phenomena
  3. Theory, Methodology, and Hypotheses
  4. Tigak, a Typical Austronesian Language
  5. Is Tok Pisin an Austronesian Language?
  6. Convergence and Renewed Influence
  7. Conclusion

Appendix 1: Examples of Shared Lexical Items in Austronesian Languages
Appendix 2: A Comparison of Austronesian Grammatical
References

Country: 
Papua New Guinea
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Entry Number: 
5530