Pitkern-Norf’k : : The Language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island / / Peter Mühlhäusler.
This book tells the story of the language of the Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian consorts that developed on remote Pitcairn Island in the late 18th century. Most of their descendants subsequently relocated to Norfolk Island. It is an in-depth study of the complex linguistic, ecological and soc...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Dialects of English [DOE] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XX, 416 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1. Ontology -- 2. Orthography and spelling issues -- 3. Geography, demography, cultural factors -- 4. Phonetics and phonology -- 5. Inflectional morphology and syntax -- 6. Lexicon -- 7. Discourse features and pragmatics -- 8. External history and changes in progress -- 9. History of research -- 10. Conclusions and findings -- References |
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Summary: | This book tells the story of the language of the Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian consorts that developed on remote Pitcairn Island in the late 18th century. Most of their descendants subsequently relocated to Norfolk Island. It is an in-depth study of the complex linguistic, ecological and sociohistorical forces that have been involved in the formation and subsequent development of this unique endangered language on both islands. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501501418 9783110696288 9783110696271 9783110659061 9783110743166 9783110704716 9783110704518 9783110704761 9783110704563 |
ISSN: | 2164-7445 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781501501418 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Mühlhäusler. |