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A Grammatical Sketch of Hainan Cham

History, Contact, and Phonology

Graham Thurgood author Ela Thurgood author Li Fengxiang author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:26th May '14

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This volume is a grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham, an endangered tonal Austronesian language. The study focuses on three areas: social background and contact history, the grammar (including all the recorded vocabulary), and a description of the sound system (including acoustic description). The appendixes also include the wordlist of Sanya Chinese forms and four analyzed texts.

ISBN: 9781614517344

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 748g

428 pages