| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 345 pages) : map. |
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text file PDF |
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English language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Asia-Pacific linguistics
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Asia-Pacific linguistics.
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| Contents |
1. History of ethnographic research among the Wampar -- 2. Heterogeneity and variability of Dzob Wampar -- 3. Names, plants and animals -- 4. Notes on the sound system and orthography -- 5. Grammar sketch -- 6. Bibliography -- Wampar-English dictionary -- English-Wampar finder list. |
| Summary |
This ethnographic dictionary is the result of Hans Fischer's long-term fieldwork among the Wampar, who occupy the middle Markham Valley in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Their language, Dzob Wampar, belongs to the Markham family of the Austronesian languages. Today most Wampar speak not only Wampar but also PNG's lingua franca, Tok Pisin. Six decades of Wampar research has documented the extent and speed of change in the region. Today, mining, migration and the commodification of land are accelerating the pace of change in Wampar communities, resulting in great individual differences in knowledge of the vernacular. This dictionary covers largely forgotten Wampar expressions as well as loanwords from German and Jabêm that have become part of everyday language. Most entries contain example sentences from original Wampar texts. The dictionary is complemented by an overview of ethnographic research among Wampar, a sketch of Wampar grammar, a bibliography and an English-to-Wampar finder list. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Unless stated otherwise, the author retains copyright to their work while ANU Press retains exclusive worldwide rights for the distribution of the book. From 2018, the majority of ANU Press titles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which broadens the ways in which works can be used and distributed. Please refer to the copyright page of each book for more information on a specific title's copyright licensing. |
| Access |
National edeposit: Available online Unrestricted online access. AU-CaNED |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Wampar language -- Dictionaries -- English.
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Wampar language. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
Papua New Guinea -- Languages -- Dictionaries.
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Papua New Guinea. |
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Language and languages. |
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Electronic books.
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Dictionaries.
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| Added Author |
Beer, Bettina, author.
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Australian National University Press.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wampar-English dictionary : with an English-Wampar finder list. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press, 2021 9781760464783 |
| ISBN |
9781760464790 (electronic book) |
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1760464791 (electronic book) |
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9781760464783 (print) |
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