A Grammar Of Boumaa Fijian

Author : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988-10-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0226154297

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A Grammar of Boumaa Fijian by R. M. W. Dixon Pdf

The people who live in the Boumaa region of the Fijian island of Taveuni speak a dialect of Fijian that is mutually intelligible with Standard Fijian, the two differing as much perhaps as do the American and British varieties of English. During 1985, R. M. W. Dixon—one of the most insightful of linguists engaged in descriptive studies today—lived in the village of Waitabu and studied the language spoken there. He found in Boumaa Fijian a wealth of striking features unknown in commonly studied languages and on the basis of his fieldwork prepared this grammar. Fijian is an agglutinating language, one in which words are formed by the profligate combining of morphemes. There are no case inflections, and tense and aspect as shown by independent clitics or words within a predicate complex. Most verbs come in both transitive and intransitive forms, and nouns can be build up regularly from verbal parts and verbs from nouns. The language is also marked by a highly developed pronoun system and by a vocabulary rich in areas of social significance. In the opening chapters, Dixon describes the Islands' political, social, and linguistic organization, outlines the main points of Fijian phonology, and presents an overview of the grammar. In succeeding chapters, he examines a number of grammatical topics in greater detail, including clause and phrase structure, verbal syntax, deictics, and anaphora. The volume also includes a full vocabulary of all forms treated in discussion and three of the fifteen texts recorded from monolingual village elders on which the grammar is based.

Author : Albert J. Schütz
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 905 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824881658

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The Fijian Language by Albert J. Schütz Pdf

This work is directed to those who want to learn more about the Fijian language. It is intended as a reference work, treating in detail such tropics as verb and noun classification, transitivity, the phonological hierarchy, orthography, specification, possession, subordination, and the definite article (among others). In addition, it is an attempt to fit these pieces together into a unified picture of the structure of the language.

Author : Albert J. Schütz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiji
ISBN : 1499257880

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Fijian Reference Grammar by Albert J. Schütz Pdf

Fijian Reference Grammar is based on more than fifty years of research. It does not attempt to follow popular linguistic theories, but instead, relies heavily on language in context. The data used include material written and spoken by Fijians, ranging from advice offered by the author's colleagues in the Fijian Dictionary Project to Fijian language newspapers and textbooks. Included also are recordings of loanwords and casual conversations, and -most recently- the text and DVD of a recent Fijian play, Lakovi.

Author : Clerk Maxwell Churchward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Fijian language
ISBN : UOM:39015012275296

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A New Fijian Grammar by Clerk Maxwell Churchward Pdf

Author : Thomas Edward Payne,David Weber
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 902722241X

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Perspectives on Grammar Writing by Thomas Edward Payne,David Weber Pdf

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Author : One Amongst Them,Emmanuel Rougier
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1015610463

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Fijian And English Practical Dictionary, With Hand-book And Grammar by One Amongst Them,Emmanuel Rougier Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : George Bertram Milner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fijian language
ISBN : UCSD:31822015329519

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Fijian Grammar by George Bertram Milner Pdf

Author : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198868682

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English Prepositions by R. M. W. Dixon Pdf

This book provides an integrated account of the main prepositions of English, outlining their various forms and illustrating contrastive senses. The three chapters in Part I delineate grammatical contexts of occurrence and special uses, exploring grammatical roles, phrasal verbs, and prepositional verbs respectively. In Part II, each chapter deals with a set of related prepositions, providing an integrated account of the meanings for each, and explaining how these are linked to their grammatical properties. There are two chapters on relational prepositions - principally of, for, by, and with - which have only minor reference to space or time. These are followed by seven chapters on prepositions whose basic meaning is spatial, with many extensions to abstract senses, and one that ties together the varied ways through which prepositions deal with time. The final chapter outlines how some people have attempted to prescribe how language should be used; it also covers dialect variation, foreign learners' errors, and prospects for the future. The book is written in Dixon's accustomed style - clear and well-organized, with easy-to-understand explanations, and with limited use of technical terms. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of the English language, including instructors of English as a second language.

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879027

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Historical Dictionary of Fiji by Brij V. Lal Pdf

This book is the first concise account of the history of the Fiji islands from the beginning of human settlement to the early years of the 21st century. Its primary focus is on the period since the advent of colonial rule in the late 19th century to the present, benefiting from the author’s internationally acknowledged expertise as a scholar and writer on the Fijian past. Besides factual information, the book also offers a scholarly assessment of the people and events which have shaped Fiji’s history. The Historical Dictionary of Fiji contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Fiji.

Author : David Hazlewood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1522200479

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A Fijian and English and an English and Fijian Dictionary by David Hazlewood Pdf

Hardcover reprint of the original 1890 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. All foldouts have been masterfully reprinted in their original form. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Hazlewood, David. A Fijian And English And An English And Fijian Dictionary, With Examples Of Common And Peculiar Modes Of Expression And Uses Of Words, Also, Containing Brief Hints On Native Customs, Proverbs, The Native Names Of Natural Productions, And Notices Of The Islands Of Fiji, And A Grammar Of The Language, With Examples Of Native Idioms. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Hazlewood, David. A Fijian And English And An English And Fijian Dictionary, With Examples Of Common And Peculiar Modes Of Expression And Uses Of Words, Also, Containing Brief Hints On Native Customs, Proverbs, The Native Names Of Natural Productions, And Notices Of The Islands Of Fiji, And A Grammar Of The Language, With Examples Of Native Idioms, . London, Low, 1890. Subject: Polynesian languages

Author : David Hazlewood
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0331140705

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A Fijian and English and an English and Fijian Dictionary by David Hazlewood Pdf

Excerpt from A Fijian and English and an English and Fijian Dictionary: With Examples of Common and Peculiar Modes of Expression and Uses of Words; Also, Containing Brief Hints on Native Customs, Proverbs, the Native Names of Natural Productions, and Notices of the Islands of Fiji, and a Grammar of the Language The above simple rules being attended to, this book will answer all the purposes of a pronouncing dictionary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R. M. W. Dixon,Nathan M. White
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198865681

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Phonological Word and Grammatical Word by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,R. M. W. Dixon,Nathan M. White Pdf

This volume examines the concept of 'word' as a phonological unit and as an item with both meaning and grammatical function. The chapters explore how this concept can be applied to a range of typologically diverse languages, from Lao and Hmong in Southeast Asia to Yidiñ in northern Australia and Murui in the Amazonian jungle.

Author : Joan L. Bybee,Suzanne Fleischman
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027285720

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Modality in Grammar and Discourse by Joan L. Bybee,Suzanne Fleischman Pdf

This volume brings together a collection of 18 papers that look into the expression of modality in the grammars of natural languages, with an emphasis on its manifestations in naturally occurring discourse. Though the individual contributions reflect a diversity of languages, of synchronic and diachronic foci, and of theoretical orientations — all within the broad domain of functional linguistics — they nonetheless converge around a number of key issues: the relationship between 'mood' and 'modality'; the delineation of modal categories and their nomenclature; the grounding of modality in interactive discourse; the elusive category 'irrealis'; and the relationship of modal notions and categories to other categories of grammar.

Author : R.M.W. Dixon
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476630700

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“We used to eat people” by R.M.W. Dixon Pdf

 Living in a reed hut on Taveuni—the “garden isle” of Fiji—the author studied the native language and carefully observed their traditions until he was accepted as a (somewhat unusual) member of the village. Despite five cyclones the summer of 1985, daily life was idyllic. Cannibalism has been abandoned, reluctantly, at the behest of the new Christian God. But the old religion survived beneath the facade and priests danced naked on the beach beneath the full moon. The village pulsated with factions and feuds, resolved by the stern but benevolent chief, whose word was law. Legends told of a princess born as a bird, who was killed and thus became a comely maiden—but the murderer had to be cooked and eaten.

Author : Nicholas Thieberger
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780824861254

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A Grammar of South Efate by Nicholas Thieberger Pdf

This book presents topics in the grammar of South Efate, an Oceanic language of Central Vanuatu as spoken in Erakor village on the outskirts of PortVila. It is one of the first such grammars to take seriously the provision of primary data for the verification of claims made in the analysis. The research is set in the context of increasing attention being paid to the state of the world’s smaller languages and their prospects for being spoken into the future. In addition to providing an outline of the grammar of the language, the author describes the process of developing an archivable textual corpus that is used to make example sentences citable and playable, using software (Audiamus) developed in the course of the research. An included DVD provides a dictionary and finderlist, a set of interlinearized example texts and elicited sentences, and playable media versions of most example sentences and of the example texts.