Hard words: A functional basis for kaluli discourse

Steven Feld; Bambi B. Schieffelin

doi:10.4324/9780429496288

Hard words: A functional basis for kaluli discourse

Steven Feld, Bambi B. Schieffelin

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Kaluli is one of four dialects of Bosavi, a non-Austronesian verb-final ergative language. Most speakers are monolingual. While Tok Pisin (Neo Melanesian), is known by some younger men, it is almost never heard in daily discourse. Recently introduced literacy programs have affected few people.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Matrix of Language
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Linguistic Anthropology
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	56-73
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9780429964831
ISBN (Print)	9780813323206
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429496288
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

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