The Book Of Pidgin English: Revised Edition
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: rev ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Language is the living pulse of a culture, and nowhere is this more vividly illustrated than in Tok Pisin — the remarkable creole tongue that became the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific. The Book of Pidgin English by John J. Murphy is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to this fascinating hybrid language, presenting its grammar, vocabulary, and practical usage in a clear and accessible format that serves both the curious linguist and the everyday traveller alike. This revised edition stands as a significant contribution to the study of contact languages and Pacific linguistics, chronicling the evolution of Pidgin English from its colonial-era origins into a fully-fledged national language of extraordinary reach and vitality. Murphy's approach is methodical yet engaging, instructing readers through real-world phrases and linguistic structures that reveal the ingenuity with which diverse communities forged a common tongue. A work as relevant to cultural anthropology as it is to practical communication, it leaves the reader with a profound appreciation for the way language shapes — and is shaped by — the societies it binds together.
Author: John J. Murphy
Format: Paperback
Published: 1993, Robert Brown & Associates
Genre: Reference & language
Edition: rev ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Language is the living pulse of a culture, and nowhere is this more vividly illustrated than in Tok Pisin — the remarkable creole tongue that became the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea and the wider Pacific. The Book of Pidgin English by John J. Murphy is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to this fascinating hybrid language, presenting its grammar, vocabulary, and practical usage in a clear and accessible format that serves both the curious linguist and the everyday traveller alike. This revised edition stands as a significant contribution to the study of contact languages and Pacific linguistics, chronicling the evolution of Pidgin English from its colonial-era origins into a fully-fledged national language of extraordinary reach and vitality. Murphy's approach is methodical yet engaging, instructing readers through real-world phrases and linguistic structures that reveal the ingenuity with which diverse communities forged a common tongue. A work as relevant to cultural anthropology as it is to practical communication, it leaves the reader with a profound appreciation for the way language shapes — and is shaped by — the societies it binds together.