Description |
1 online resource (xi, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 9 |
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Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 9.
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Contents |
Abbreviations and Symbols; Map 1 Irian Jaya with inset of the Korowai area; Map 2 Korowai area; Map 3 Languages of the Korowai area; Map 4 Korowai clan territories; 1 The Korowai People; 2 Korowai Phonemes and Morphophonemics; 3 Morphology; 4 Patterns of Coherence; 5 Korowai Kinship Terminology; 6 Korowai Texts; Appendix 1 Korowai-Kombai Basic Lexical Items; Appendix 2 Vocabulary; Appendix 3 Indonesian Loanwords; Appendix 4 Korowai Inhabitants of desa Yaniruma and desa Manggél; Appendix 5 References to the Korowai in the Magazine Tot aan de einden der aarde; Notes; References; Index |
Summary |
A compilation of basic linguistic and anthropological information about a tribe in Irian Jaya (the western half of New Guinea). Untouched by the modern world, they are threatened by the larger Indonesian society. This work systematically examines their language, oral literature and ethnography |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Subject |
Korowai language -- Social aspects
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous.
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Korowai language -- Social aspects
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Korowai.
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Etnografie.
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Korowai (langue) -- Aspect social.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Vries, Lourens de
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LC no. |
96047024 |
ISBN |
1423759230 |
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9781423759232 |
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1602561257 |
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9781602561250 |
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9786610452743 |
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6610452741 |
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