Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia : The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521624959
ISBN-13
9780521624954
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 10th, 1998
Print length
204 Pages
Weight
310 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Sociolinguistics
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The spread of the national language in Indonesia has threatened local languages. On Sumba a tradition of ritual poetic speech has waned, although new hybrid forms of poetic expression are emerging. Political coercion is a partial explanation, but so is the role of linguistic ideologies.
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