Comparative Austronesian Dictionary

Comparative Austronesian Dictionary

Author: Darrell T. Tryon

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 3564

ISBN-13: 3110884011

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Volumes in the Trends in Linguistics. Documentation series focus on the presentation of linguistic data. The series addresses the sustained interest in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, grammars and editions of under-described and hitherto undocumented languages. All world-regions and time periods are represented.


Historical Dictionary of Polynesia

Historical Dictionary of Polynesia

Author: Robert D. Craig

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 0810867729

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The term Polynesia refers to a cultural and geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, bound by what is commonly referred to as the Polynesian Triangle, which consists of Hawai'i in the north, New Zealand in the southwest, and Easter Island in the southeast. Thousands of islands are scattered throughout this area, most of which are currently included in one of the modern island states of American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawai'i, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Polynesia greatly expands on the previous editions through a chronology, an introductory essay, an expansive bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Polynesian history from the earliest times to the present. Appendixes of the major islands and atolls within Polynesia, the rulers and administrators of the 13 major island states, and basic demographic information of those states are also included.


Cocopa Dictionary

Cocopa Dictionary

Author: James Mack Crawford

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780520097490

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Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World

Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World

Author: Tom Dutton

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 697

ISBN-13: 3110883090

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TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.


The Dictionary of Lahu

The Dictionary of Lahu

Author: James A. Matisoff

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2024-03-29

Total Pages: 1502

ISBN-13: 0520327136

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.


Musical Islands

Musical Islands

Author: Katelyn Barney

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2009-05-05

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1443810495

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The island is a powerful metaphor in everyday speech which extends almost naturally into several academic disciplines, including musicology. Islands are imagined as isolated and unique places where strange, exotic, different and unexpected treasures can be found by daring adventurers. The magic inherent within this positioning of islands as places of discovery is an aspect which permeates the theoretical, methodological and analytical boundaries of this edited book. Showcasing the breadth of current musicological research in Australia and New Zealand, this edited collection offers a range of subtle and innovative reflections on this concept both in established and well-charted territories of music research.