35.3251, Books: A grammar of Vamale: Rohleder (2024)

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Subject: 35.3251, Books: A grammar of Vamale: Rohleder (2024)

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Date: 14-Nov-2024
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [sebastian.nordhoff at langsci-press.org]
Subject: A grammar of Vamale: Rohleder (2024)


Title: A grammar of Vamale
Series Title: Comprehensive Grammar Library
Publication Year: 2024
Publisher: Language Science Press
                http://langsci-press.org
Book URL: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/445

Author: Jaan Rohleder
Hardback: ISBN: 978-3-96110-479-6 Pages: 364 Price: Europe EURO 0
Abstract:

Vamale is an endangered South Oceanic > Northern New Caledonian
language, spoken by around 180 people on the northeastern coast of
Grande Terre. This grammar was written as a PhD dissertation, on the
basis of 11 months of fieldwork funded by ELDP. The data consists both
of elicitation and relatively free interviews, as well as recordings
of ceremonial speeches and casual conversations. ELAR contains
open-access archive of all recordings and a dictionary, as well as a
FLEx database in which many examples can be found in context. The
appendix includes three texts, an oral history account of the 1917
colonial war, a traditional fable, and a longer modern retelling of a
legend. The grammar intends to give a general overview of Vamale to a
general linguistics audience. Its focus on syntax, and comparison with
related languages should particularly interest Oceanists and areal
typologists. With a dedicated chapter on the community's history and
cultural information throughout the book, this account hopes to show
the beauty and wealth of both the Vamale language and culture.

Linguistic Field(s): Typology

Subject Language(s): Vamale (mkt)

Written In: English (eng)



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