Fijian Reference Grammar

Author : Albert J. Schütz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : Albert J. Schütz
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 905 pages
File Size : 50,5 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 : Lena Zipp
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027270771

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Educated Fiji English by Lena Zipp Pdf

This volume contains a comprehensive corpus-based study of prepositional constructions in written Fiji English. It explores the endo- and exonormative dynamics of norm-giving and norm-developing varieties and contributes to our understanding of structural nativization and variety formation in a multi-ethnic setting. The book provides an account of the sociolinguistic development of English in Fiji against the backdrop of the country's colonial and post-independence history, with special focus on the Indo-Fijian part of the population. Drawing on the written sections of the Indian, Great Britain, New Zealand and preliminary Fiji components of the International Corpus of English, quantitative and qualitative analyses of prepositional phenomena are conducted on the word level (frequency, semantic effects and stylistic variation), phrase level (productivity in verb-particle combinations), and pattern level (prepositions and -ing clauses). The book will be relevant to scholars interested in lexico-grammar, variety and corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics in general.

Author : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0226154289

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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 : One Amongst Them,Emmanuel Rougier
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 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 : R. M. W. Dixon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Rodney F. Moag,Rama Narayan
Publisher : Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039880542

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Fiji Hindi by Rodney F. Moag,Rama Narayan Pdf

Author : Clerk Maxwell Churchward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Fijian language
ISBN : UOM:39015012275296

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A New Fijian Grammar by Clerk Maxwell Churchward Pdf

Author : George Bertram Milner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Fijian language
ISBN : UCSD:31822015329519

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Fijian Grammar by George Bertram Milner Pdf

Author : David Hazlewood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : 360 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0282446427

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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 : Harold Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Fijian Language --glossaries, Vocabularies, Etc
ISBN : UOM:39015047530137

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Handbook of Fijian Language by Harold Chambers Pdf

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,5 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 : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337472737

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

Author : Richard B. Baldauf,Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853599217

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Language Planning and Policy in the Pacific by Richard B. Baldauf,Robert B. Kaplan Pdf

This volume covers the language situation in Fiji, The Philippines and Vanuatu explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous and/or have been participants in the language planning context.