Lynch, John D. (1999) Wanderings of a Polynesian root. Oceanic Linguistics, 38 (2). pp. 376-382. ISSN 0029-8115
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The A. retraces the journey made by the Polynesian root lei (ivory 'whale tooth' tooth enamel ') as it was borrowed, réempruntée, retested and semantically reinterpreted by the languages of New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and Southern Vanuatu. The path through this root illustrates the complexity of the situation of contact between societies ocean.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > Pacific Languages Unit |
Depositing User: | Ms Shalni Sanjana |
Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 1999 22:25 |
Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2012 22:25 |
URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/5205 |
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