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The Languages of East and Southeast Asia : an Introduction.
This book introduces readers to the remarkable linguistic diversity of East and Southeast Asia. It combines serious but accessible treatments of diverse areas not usually found in a single volume: for example, word origins, cultural key words, tones and sounds, language families and typology, key sy...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of maps and figures; List of tables; Conventions and symbols; 1 The languages of East and Southeast Asia: a first look; 2 Language families, linguistic areas and language situations; 3 Words: origins, structures, meanings; 4 Grammatical topics; 5 The soundscape of East and Southeast Asia; 6 Writing systems; 7 The art of speaking; Exercises; Solutions; Glossary of linguistic terms; References; Index.