Sujet
Languages and Linguistics, Vanuatu, Languages and cultures, Oceanic linguistics, Austronesian languages, Grammatical description, Oral literature, [SHS.LANGUE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics, [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology

Domaines
Anthropologie, Linguistique, Sciences Sociales, Sciences humaines

Description

International audience With an estimated 138 different indigenous languages, Vanuatu is the country with the highest linguistic density in the world. While they all belong to the Oceanic family, these languages have evolved in three millennia, from what was once a unified dialect network, to the mosaic of different languages that we know today. In this respect, Vanuatu constitutes a valuable laboratory for exploring the ways in which linguistic diversity can emerge out of former unity. This volume represents the first collective book dedicated solely to the languages of this archipelago, and to the various forms taken by their diversity. Its ten chapters cover a wide range of topics, including verbal aspect, valency, possessive structures, numerals, space systems, oral history and narratives. The languages of Vanuatu: Unity and Diversity provides new insights onto the many facets of Vanuatu’s rich linguistic landscape.

Mots-clés

Langue
English (en-GB)

Auteurs
François, Alexandre, Lacrampe, Sébastien, Franjieh, Michael, Schnell, Stefan

Contributeurs
Langues et civilisations à tradition orale (LACITO) ; Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3-Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (Inalco)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Australian National University (ANU), University of Newcastle [Australia] (UoN), La Trobe University [Melbourne], Alexandre François, Sébastien Lacrampe, Michael Franjieh, Stefan Schnell, Alexandre François

Sources
https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01186004, Alexandre François; Sébastien Lacrampe; Michael Franjieh; Stefan Schnell. Asia Pacific Linguistics Open Access, 5, 2015, Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia, Alexandre François, 9781922185235, http://hdl.handle.net/1885/14819

Relation

Couverture
Vanuatu, Melanesia

Nom du journal