Calunga and the Legacy of an African Language in Brazil |
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| Author:
| Byrd, Steven |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5086-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $78.00 |
Book Description:
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Steven Byrd's study provides a comprehensive linguistic description of Calunga based on two years of interviews with speakers of the language. He examines its history and historical context as well as its linguistic context, its sociolinguistic profile, and its lexical and grammatical outlines.
Steven Byrd's study provides a comprehensive linguistic description of Calunga based on two years of interviews with speakers of the language. He examines its history and historical context as well as its linguistic context, its sociolinguistic profile, and its lexical and grammatical outlines.