Author: United States. Navy. 14th Naval District
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ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Marshallese-English and English-Marshallese Dictionary
Author: United States. Navy. 14th Naval District
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Marshallese Reference Grammar
Author: Byron W. Bender
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824859960
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This reference grammar covers the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is the result of a long and sustained effort, inexorably entwined with that of the Marshallese-English Dictionary, published in 1976. Following a general introduction that situates the islands and their people in the cultural and historical context of Micronesia, chapters examine the sound system of Marshallese and survey the more important characteristics of the two major parts of speech, nouns and verbs; a section on the nine major verb classes is included. Special attention is given to a complex set of directional adverbs used in predicates of all sorts and from which back-and-forth verbs are formed. The final chapter analyzes Marshallese sentences, focusing on the sentences themselves and on considerations that apply at the sentence level. The identification of five case relations and of verbs that are impersonal provides explanations for seeming problems of grammatical agreement. The grammar avoids technical terminology, especially in the early chapters, and is aimed at educated laypersons—teachers and college students—who either speak the language or are motivated to learn it. It is rich with examples for each topic, including words exemplifying the contrasts in the sound system and sentences that highlight special points and intricacies in constructions such as cleft sentences and the phenomenon known as switch reference.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824859960
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This reference grammar covers the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. It is the result of a long and sustained effort, inexorably entwined with that of the Marshallese-English Dictionary, published in 1976. Following a general introduction that situates the islands and their people in the cultural and historical context of Micronesia, chapters examine the sound system of Marshallese and survey the more important characteristics of the two major parts of speech, nouns and verbs; a section on the nine major verb classes is included. Special attention is given to a complex set of directional adverbs used in predicates of all sorts and from which back-and-forth verbs are formed. The final chapter analyzes Marshallese sentences, focusing on the sentences themselves and on considerations that apply at the sentence level. The identification of five case relations and of verbs that are impersonal provides explanations for seeming problems of grammatical agreement. The grammar avoids technical terminology, especially in the early chapters, and is aimed at educated laypersons—teachers and college students—who either speak the language or are motivated to learn it. It is rich with examples for each topic, including words exemplifying the contrasts in the sound system and sentences that highlight special points and intricacies in constructions such as cleft sentences and the phenomenon known as switch reference.
Catalogue
Author: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Foreign Language-English Dictionaries
Author: Library of Congress. General Reference and Bibliography Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Foreign Language - English Dictionaries: General language dictionaries
Author: Library of Congress. General Reference and Bibliography Division
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Journal of the Polynesian Society
Author: Polynesian Society (N.Z.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
Spoken Marshallese
Author: Byron W. Bender
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780870220708
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Spoken Marshallese is designed to fill the need for a basic text in the language of the Marshall Islands. It will give students a fluency in the language and a feeling for its structure, enabling him or her to converse freely on a broad range of subjects without additional formal instruction. The Marshallese-English Dictionary, by Takaji Abo, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum, would be useful as a supplement to this text.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780870220708
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Spoken Marshallese is designed to fill the need for a basic text in the language of the Marshall Islands. It will give students a fluency in the language and a feeling for its structure, enabling him or her to converse freely on a broad range of subjects without additional formal instruction. The Marshallese-English Dictionary, by Takaji Abo, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum, would be useful as a supplement to this text.
General language dictionaries
Author: Library of Congress. General Reference and Bibliography Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The Journal of the Polynesian Society
Author: Polynesian Society (N.Z.)
Publisher:
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Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Vols. for 1892-1941 contain the transactions and proceedings of the society.
The Library of Congress Author Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description