Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba |
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| Author:
| Kuipers, Joel C. |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-55819-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.