Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia : The Changing Nature of Ritual Speech on the Island of Sumba
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521624959
ISBN-13
9780521624954
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
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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