Format:
viii, 263 Seiten
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781498561181
Content:
"Through an approach informed by language ecology and linguistic ethnography, this book examines Hawai'i as a complex multilingual society. Focusing on situated language usage as well as underlying ideological beliefs, the book offers analyses of Hawaiian, Pidgin, Japanese, the languages of Micronesia, and the phenomenon of language mixing"--
Note:
The development of Hawai'i as a multilingual society -- Hawaiian : lost (almost) and found -- Pidgin : the local(s) voice -- Heteroglossic language practice in Hawaiian society -- The many Japanese voices in Hawai'i -- Ideology and the latest arrivals : the construction of "Filipino" and "Micronesian" in newspaper discourse
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-4985-6119-8
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Hawaii
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