Woleaian Reference Grammar

Woleaian Reference Grammar
Title Woleaian Reference Grammar PDF eBook
Author Ho-min Sohn
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 362
Release 2019-03-31
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0824882253

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A systematic presentation of the overall grammatical structure of Woleaian, spoken in the Caroline Islands. For those who want to learn the language and for linguists who are interested for theoretical purposes.

Woleaian-English Dictionary

Woleaian-English Dictionary
Title Woleaian-English Dictionary PDF eBook
Author Ho-min Sohn
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 958
Release 2019-03-31
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 082488227X

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This was the first dictionary compiled for the language spoken on Woleai Atoll in the Caroline Islands. The dictionary contains some 6,200 Woleaian entries and an English-Woleaian finder list of about 4,000 entries. The Woleaian entries are based on an alphabetic system of orthography developed by the authors. Each entry also contains, where appropriate, the following parts: loan source, alternant forms, part of speech or word-class, grammatical notes, definitions, phrase examples, sentence examples, synonyms, antonyms, and cross-references.

The Japanese Language in the Pacific Region

The Japanese Language in the Pacific Region
Title The Japanese Language in the Pacific Region PDF eBook
Author Daniel Long
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 260
Release 2024-08-16
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1040097057

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Long and Imamura examine language contact phenomena in the Asia Pacific region in the context of early 20th-century colonial history, focusing on the effects the Japanese language continues to have over island societies in the Pacific. Beginning in the early 20th century when these islands were taken over by the Japanese Empire and continuing into the 21st century, the book examines 5,150 Japanese-origin loanwords used in 14 different languages. It delves into semantic, phonological, and grammatical changes in these loanwords that form a fundamental part of the lexicons of the Pacific Island languages, even now in the 21st century. The authors examine the usage of Japanese kana for writing some of the local languages and the pidginoid phenomena of Angaur Island. Readers will gain a unique understanding of the Japanese language’s usage in the region from colonial times through the post-war period and well into the current century. Researchers, students, and practitioners in the fields of sociolinguistics, language policy, and Japanese studies will find this book particularly useful for the empirical evidence it provides regarding language contact situations and the various Japanese language influences in the Asia Pacific region. The authors also offer accompanying e-resources that help to further illustrate the examples found in the book.

Ponapean Reference Grammar

Ponapean Reference Grammar
Title Ponapean Reference Grammar PDF eBook
Author Kenneth L. Rehg
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 413
Release 2021-05-25
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0824844254

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Here is the most comprehensive description to date of the indigenous language of the island of Ponape. Designed as a reference volume for Ponapean educators, particularly those working in bilingual education programs, this work will also be of value to English-speaking students of Ponapean and to scholars of other Pacific languages and cultures. The grammar begins with useful background information on Ponape and Ponapean and then systematically explores the phonology, morphology, and syntax of this language. Separate treatment is given to Ponapean honorific speech styles. Also included are an appendix of current Ponapean spelling conventions and a bibliography of selected books and articles useful in the study of this language. This new work is a companion volume to the Ponapean-English Dictionary by the same authors.

Marshallese Reference Grammar

Marshallese Reference Grammar
Title Marshallese Reference Grammar PDF eBook
Author Byron W. Bender
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 362
Release 2016-07-31
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN 0824859960

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This reference grammar covers the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is the result of a long and sustained effort, inexorably entwined with that of the Marshallese-English Dictionary, published in 1976. Following a general introduction that situates the islands and their people in the cultural and historical context of Micronesia, chapters examine the sound system of Marshallese and survey the more important characteristics of the two major parts of speech, nouns and verbs; a section on the nine major verb classes is included. Special attention is given to a complex set of directional adverbs used in predicates of all sorts and from which back-and-forth verbs are formed. The final chapter analyzes Marshallese sentences, focusing on the sentences themselves and on considerations that apply at the sentence level. The identification of five case relations and of verbs that are impersonal provides explanations for seeming problems of grammatical agreement. The grammar avoids technical terminology, especially in the early chapters, and is aimed at educated laypersons—teachers and college students—who either speak the language or are motivated to learn it. It is rich with examples for each topic, including words exemplifying the contrasts in the sound system and sentences that highlight special points and intricacies in constructions such as cleft sentences and the phenomenon known as switch reference.

Describing Morphosyntax

Describing Morphosyntax
Title Describing Morphosyntax PDF eBook
Author Thomas E. Payne
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 434
Release 1997-10-09
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521588058

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Of the 6000 languages now spoken throughout the world around 3000 may become extinct during the next century. This guide gives linguists the tools to describe them, syntactically and grammatically, for future reference.

Copulas

Copulas
Title Copulas PDF eBook
Author Regina Pustet
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 282
Release 2003-06-12
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0191555304

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Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless.They have received relatively little attention from linguists. Dr Pustet in this extensive cross-linguistic study goes some way towards correcting this neglect. In doing so she takes issue with both accepted definition and description. She presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. She shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. In a series of statistical analyses she seeks to explain why by linking the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. She concludes by advancing a comprehensive theory of copularization which she relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization.