Tok Pisin Texts: From the beginning to the present
Author:   Peter Mühlhäusler (University of Adelaide) ,  Thomas E. Dutton (The Australian National University) ,  Suzanne Romaine (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   T9
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9789027247186


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   27 November 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Tok Pisin Texts: From the beginning to the present


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A look at Tok Pisin, one of the most important languages of Melanesia and used in a wide range of public and private functions in Papua New Guinea. The language has featured prominently in Pidgin and Creole linguistics and has featured in a number of debates in theoretical linguistics.

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Author:   Peter Mühlhäusler (University of Adelaide) ,  Thomas E. Dutton (The Australian National University) ,  Suzanne Romaine (University of Oxford)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   T9
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9789027247186


ISBN 10:   9027247188
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   27 November 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Sociohistorical and grammatical aspects of Tok Pisin (by Muhlhausler, Peter); 2. I. From early contacts and Gut Taim Bilong Siaman: (the Good Old Days of the German Administration); 3. II. Indigenous voices 1920-1945; 4. III. The use of Tok Pisin by missions and government; 5. IV. Indigenous voices 1950-1970; 6. V. Traditional indigenous voices 1970 to the present; 7. VI. Translations of foreign voices; 8. VII. Urban Tok Pisin and the influence of English; 9. VIII. New written genres; 10. IX. Creolized varieties of Tok Pisin; 11. Bibliography

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