Pitkern-Norf'k The Language of Pitcairn Island and Norfolk Island
This book tells the story of the language of the Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian consorts that developed on remote Pitcairn Island in the late 18th century. Most of their descendants subsequently relocated to Norfolk Island. It is an in-depth study of the complex linguistic, ecological and soc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2020]
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| Series: | Dialects of English [DOE] ;
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost Перейти в каталог НБ ТГУ |
| Summary: | This book tells the story of the language of the Bounty mutineers and their Polynesian consorts that developed on remote Pitcairn Island in the late 18th century. Most of their descendants subsequently relocated to Norfolk Island. It is an in-depth study of the complex linguistic, ecological and sociohistorical forces that have been involved in the formation and subsequent development of this unique endangered language on both islands. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XX, 416 p.). |
| ISBN: | 9781501501418 1501501410 9781501501432 1501501437 |