The Trobriand Islanders' Way of Speaking.

By: Senft, GunterMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Trends in Linguistics. Documentation [TiLDOC] SerPublisher: Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, Inc., 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (348 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783110227994Subject(s): Kiriwinian language | Melanesian languagesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Trobriand Islanders' Way of SpeakingDDC classification: 499.5 LOC classification: PL6252.K5 -- S47 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Non-diatopical registers or "situational-intentional varieties" and genres in Kilivila -- 3 'Biga bwena', 'biga gaga' and 'matua' - 'Good speech', 'bad speech' and 'insults, curses, swear words' -- 4 'Biga baloma / Biga tommwaya' and 'Wosi milamala' - 'Speech of the spirits of the dead / Old peoples' speech' and 'songs of the harvest festival' -- 5 'Biga megwa' and 'megwa' - 'Magic speech' and 'magical formulae' -- 6 'Biga tapwaroro' and 'tapwaroro' as well as 'wosi tapwaroro' - 'Language of the church' and 'Christian texts' as well as 'church songs' -- 7 'Biga taloi' and 'taloi' - 'Greeting and parting speech' and 'greeting and parting formulae' -- 8 'Biga pe'ula / biga mokwita' and 'yakala', 'kalava', 'kasolukuva', and 'liliu' - 'Heavy speech / true speech' and 'litigations', 'counting baskets full of yams', 'mourning formulae', and 'myths' -- 9 'Biga sopa' and 'sopa', 'kukwanebu (sopa)', 'kukwanebu', 'kasilam', 'wosi', 'butula', 'vinavina', and 'sawila' - 'Joking or lying speech, indirect speech, speech which is not vouched for' and 'jokes', 'jokes in the form of a story', 'tales', 'gossip', 'songs', 'personal mocking songs', 'ditties', and 'harvest shouts' -- 10 'Kena biga sopa kena biga mokwita' - 'Either joking speech or true speech': 'kukwanebu' - 'stories', 'kavala' - 'personal speeches as well as 'luavala' - 'admonishing speeches', and '-nigada-' - 'requesting' -- 11 Concluding remarks: Genres, their functions and their relevance for researching the role of language, culture and cognition in social interaction and an attempt to assess the contribution of this study to the 'ethnography of speaking' paradigm -- Backmatter.
Summary: The book documents the Trobriand Islanders' typology of genres. Rooted in the 'ethnography of speaking/anthropological linguistics' paradigm, the author highlights the relevance of genres for researching language, culture and cognition in social interaction and the importance of understanding them for achieving linguistic and cultural competence. Data presented is accessible via the internet.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Non-diatopical registers or "situational-intentional varieties" and genres in Kilivila -- 3 'Biga bwena', 'biga gaga' and 'matua' - 'Good speech', 'bad speech' and 'insults, curses, swear words' -- 4 'Biga baloma / Biga tommwaya' and 'Wosi milamala' - 'Speech of the spirits of the dead / Old peoples' speech' and 'songs of the harvest festival' -- 5 'Biga megwa' and 'megwa' - 'Magic speech' and 'magical formulae' -- 6 'Biga tapwaroro' and 'tapwaroro' as well as 'wosi tapwaroro' - 'Language of the church' and 'Christian texts' as well as 'church songs' -- 7 'Biga taloi' and 'taloi' - 'Greeting and parting speech' and 'greeting and parting formulae' -- 8 'Biga pe'ula / biga mokwita' and 'yakala', 'kalava', 'kasolukuva', and 'liliu' - 'Heavy speech / true speech' and 'litigations', 'counting baskets full of yams', 'mourning formulae', and 'myths' -- 9 'Biga sopa' and 'sopa', 'kukwanebu (sopa)', 'kukwanebu', 'kasilam', 'wosi', 'butula', 'vinavina', and 'sawila' - 'Joking or lying speech, indirect speech, speech which is not vouched for' and 'jokes', 'jokes in the form of a story', 'tales', 'gossip', 'songs', 'personal mocking songs', 'ditties', and 'harvest shouts' -- 10 'Kena biga sopa kena biga mokwita' - 'Either joking speech or true speech': 'kukwanebu' - 'stories', 'kavala' - 'personal speeches as well as 'luavala' - 'admonishing speeches', and '-nigada-' - 'requesting' -- 11 Concluding remarks: Genres, their functions and their relevance for researching the role of language, culture and cognition in social interaction and an attempt to assess the contribution of this study to the 'ethnography of speaking' paradigm -- Backmatter.

The book documents the Trobriand Islanders' typology of genres. Rooted in the 'ethnography of speaking/anthropological linguistics' paradigm, the author highlights the relevance of genres for researching language, culture and cognition in social interaction and the importance of understanding them for achieving linguistic and cultural competence. Data presented is accessible via the internet.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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