Language and Dialect Diversity in Fiji

A review of Albert J. Schutz's The Fijian Language (Honolulu: U of Hawaii Press, 1985) & Jeff Siegel's Language Contact in a Plantation Environment: A Sociolinguistic History of Fiji (Cambridge: Cambridge U Press, 1987 [see listings in IRPL, this issue]). Schutz's work examines id...

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Published in:Mankind 1989-08, Vol.19 (2), p.138-143
Main Author: Newton, Peter J. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austronesian languages
Dialectology
Fiji
Fiji: Culture
Grammar
History
Languages
Schutz, Albert J. (Albert James)
Schutz, Albert. The Fijian Language
Siegal, Jeff
Siegal, Jeff. Language Contact in a Plantation Environment: A Sociolinguistic History of Fiji
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Summary:A review of Albert J. Schutz's The Fijian Language (Honolulu: U of Hawaii Press, 1985) & Jeff Siegel's Language Contact in a Plantation Environment: A Sociolinguistic History of Fiji (Cambridge: Cambridge U Press, 1987 [see listings in IRPL, this issue]). Schutz's work examines ideas underlying the evolution of a standard Fijian grammar. Siegel's work studies the history of contact languages during Fiji's "plantation period" between 1860 & 1920. A description of the contents of each book is provided. 9 References. B. Annesser Murray
ISSN:0025-2328
1035-8811
1835-9310
DOI:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1989.tb00102.x