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Language, Identity, And Marginality In Indonesia: The Changing Nature Of Ritual Speech On The Island Of Sumba - 9780521624954

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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.


  • | By (Author): Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington DC) Kuipers
  • | Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
  • | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • | Publication Date: Sep 10, 1998
  • | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
  • | Number of Pages: 204 pages
  • | Language: Not available
  • | Binding: Paperback|Softback
  • | ISBN-10: 0007233485
  • | ISBN-13: 9780521624954
By (Author):
Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington DC) Kuipers
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
Sep 10, 1998
Series:
Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Number of pages:
204 pages
Binding:
Paperback|Softback
Language:
Not available
ISBN-13:
9780521624954