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Tongan English / Danielle Tod
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tod, Danielle, Author.
- Series:
- Dialects of English ; v. 24.
- Dialects of English ; volume 24
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Dialects--Tonga.
- English language.
- English language--Dialects.
- Tonga.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2026]
- Biography/History:
- Danielle Tod, University of Bern, Switzerland
- Summary:
- "This book documents the sound, structure, history and status of Tongan English, a previously undescribed variety of English in the South Pacific. Description is based on empirical analysis of a large corpus of spoken data and ethnographically informed observations of language use in the community. Possible substrate language influence is taken into account when outlining the phonology, morphosyntax and lexis of Tongan English. The book sheds light on norm formation and development in Tongan English as a contact variety, contributing to a broader discussion on of the nativisation of emergent and L2 Englishes"-- De Gruyter Brill
- Contents:
- Sociohistorical portrait of Tonga
- Language situation in Tonga today
- Phonetics and phonology
- Morphosyntax
- Lexis and discourse
- Tongan English in the context of World Englishes
- Survey of previous work
- Sample texts
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed June 16, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tod, Danielle Tongan English
- ISBN:
- 9783111418803
- 3111418804
- 9783111419381
- 311141938X
- OCLC:
- 1559693709
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000319216
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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