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Linguistic Atlas of French Polynesia / Atlas linguistique de la Polynésie française /

This is the first linguistic atlas ever produced on the indigenous languages of French Polynesia. By providing each word with its translation in 20 different islands, its 2250 maps constitute an important reference for anyone interested in Polynesian languages. The atlas illustrates the linguistic u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charpentier, Jean-Michel (Author), François, Alexandre (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English, French.
Published: Warschau/Berlin : De Gruyter Open, [2015]
Subjects:
Linguistics and Semiotics > Applied Linguistics > Lexicography.
Linguistics and Semiotics > Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines > Dialectology.
Linguistics and Semiotics > Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines > Linguistics, other.
Sprache, Linguistik.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Atlas.
Dialectology.
French-Polynesia/Language.
Lexicography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first linguistic atlas ever produced on the indigenous languages of French Polynesia. By providing each word with its translation in 20 different islands, its 2250 maps constitute an important reference for anyone interested in Polynesian languages. The atlas illustrates the linguistic unity and diversity of this immense archipelago, on the eastern wing of the Polynesian world.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Approx. 2200 maps.
ISBN:9783110260359
3110260352
9783110228021
3110228025