| Oceanic Voices - European Quills: The Early Documents on and in Chamorro and Rapanui Contributor(s): Fischer, Steven Roger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3050062789 ISBN-13: 9783050062785 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $207.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative |
| Dewey: 417.7 |
| LCCN: 2013465675 |
| Series: Koloniale Und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postco |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.35 lbs) 245 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Oceanic Voices - European Quills celebrates the linguistic historiography of two Oceanic poles. The northwest Pacific's Chamorro of Guam and the Northern Marianas was the first (16th century), and the southeast Pacific's Rapanui of Easter Island one of the last (19th century) of the Austronesian tongues to inspire linguistic investigation within greater Oceania. These pioneering efforts are honored in nine articles which document, translate, chronicle, describe and analyze the earliest relics from these two island cultures. This collection of articles reveals fundamental insights not only into earlier stages of both Chamorro and Rapanui but also into the very discipline of linguistic historiography in one of Earth's humanly richest and most fascinating regions. |