Language, Identity, And Marginality In Indonesia

The Changing Nature Of Ritual Speech On The Island Of Sumba

by Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington Dc) Kuipers
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, September of 1998 ‧
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The spread of the national language in Indonesia has threatened local languages. On Sumba a tradition of ritual poetic speech has waned, although new hybrid forms of poetic expression are emerging. Political coercion is a partial explanation, but so is the role of linguistic ideologies.

Language, Identity, And Marginality In Indonesia

The Changing Nature Of Ritual Speech On The Island Of Sumba

by Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington Dc) Kuipers

Property Description
ISBN: 9780521624084
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: September of 1998
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 204
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Linguistics and Philology
EAN: 9780521624084