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A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu

Valerie M. P. R. Guerin

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Description:Spoken on Mavea Island by approximately 32 people, Mavea is an endangered Oceanic language of Vanuatu. This work provides grammatical descriptions of this hitherto undescribed language. Fourteen chapters, containing more than 1,400 examples, cover topics in the phonology and morphosyntax of Mavea, with an emphasis on the latter. Of particular interest are examples of individual speaker variation presented throughout the grammar; the presence of three linguo-labials (still used today by a single speaker) that were unexpectedly found before the rounded vowel /o/; and a chapter on numerals and the counting system, which have long been replaced by Bislamas but are remembered by a handful of speakers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu. To get started finding A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 409

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Release: 2011

ISBN: 0824837061

Description: Spoken on Mavea Island by approximately 32 people, Mavea is an endangered Oceanic language of Vanuatu. This work provides grammatical descriptions of this hitherto undescribed language. Fourteen chapters, containing more than 1,400 examples, cover topics in the phonology and morphosyntax of Mavea, with an emphasis on the latter. Of particular interest are examples of individual speaker variation presented throughout the grammar; the presence of three linguo-labials (still used today by a single speaker) that were unexpectedly found before the rounded vowel /o/; and a chapter on numerals and the counting system, which have long been replaced by Bislamas but are remembered by a handful of speakers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu. To get started finding A Grammar of Mavea: An Oceanic Language of Vanuatu, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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