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Language Contact in the Early Colonial Pacific

- Maritime Polynesian Pidgin before Pidgin English

About Language Contact in the Early Colonial Pacific

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin. It redefines our understanding of how Europeans and Americans interacted with Pacific Islanders in Eastern Polynesia during early encounters and offers an alternative model of language contact.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107015104
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 349
  • Published:
  • March 26, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x234x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 608 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: January 12, 2025

Description of Language Contact in the Early Colonial Pacific

This volume presents a historical-sociolinguistic description and analysis of Maritime Polynesian Pidgin. It redefines our understanding of how Europeans and Americans interacted with Pacific Islanders in Eastern Polynesia during early encounters and offers an alternative model of language contact.

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