Language, Identity, and Marginality in Indonesia

Auteur: Kuipers, Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington DC)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521624954
Auteur Kuipers, Joel C. (George Washington University, Washington DC)
Editeur Cambridge University Press