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Circumlocution in Tok Pisin

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Konrad Radomyski, Danuta Stanulewicz

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This book explores circumlocutions by analyzing a corpus of newspaper texts from Wantok Niuspepa, revealing how they function, evolve, and reflect the Melanesian worldview. Examining 351 frequently occurring circumlocutions, the study uncovers their grammatical patterns, semantic categories and metaphorical foundations. Borrowings from English, Tolai, Fijian and Samoan present in circumlocutions highlight the interplay between language, culture and history. Through metonymy and metaphor, Tok Pisin circumlocutions encapsulate emotions, social values and indigenous perspectives. This book emphasizes the role of circumlocution in Tok Pisin and its significance in shaping linguistic and cultural identity.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-30
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
Vikt583 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGdansk Studies in Language
Antal sidor400
FörlagPeter Lang AG
ISBN9783631939918

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Table of contentsIntroduction1. Tok Pisin as a pidgincreole2. Circumlocution: Theoretical foundations3. Investigating circumlocutions: Methodological considerations4. Corpus linguistics and investigating circumlocutions5. Frequency of circumlocutions, the origin of their components and their replacements6. The structure of circumlocutions: Degree of complexity and syntactic patterns7. Semantics of circumlocutions8. The Melanesian worldview reflected in circumlocutionsConclusionsReferencesAppendix 1: Frequency list of circumlocutionsAppendix 2: Glossary