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Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia : The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language)
Language Identity and Marginality in Indonesia The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba - Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language
Author: Joel C. Kuipers
The rapid spread of Indonesian as the national language of Indonesia has diminished the significance of local languages. On the island of Sumba, this shift has displaced a once vibrant tradition of ritual poetic speech, but has also given rise to new and hybrid forms of poetic expression. This book analyzes language change in relation to politic...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521624084
ISBN-10: 0521624088
Publication Date: 9/13/1998
Pages: 203
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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