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The Oxford handbook of language contact

The Oxford handbook of language contact
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"Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other languages as the names for newer items or ideas, such as perestroika, manga or intifada (from Russian, Japanese and Arabic respective…

The Filipino piecemeal sugar strike of 1924-1925

The Filipino piecemeal sugar strike of 1924-1925

by Reinecke, John E.

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The 1924 Filipino sugar strike came as a shocking blow to Hawaii's self-image. The tragic deaths at Hanapepe were regarded as an anomaly in Hawaii's peaceful, idyllic image. Yet as Reinecke's research clearly indicates, the sugar industry was building to a climax in the 1920s. …

Melanesian Pidgin and Tok Pisin

Melanesian Pidgin and Tok Pisin: proceedings of the First International Conference…

by International Conference of Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia, Madang, Papua New Guinea), Verhaar, John W. M.

fromStudies in language companion series

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The First International Conference on Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia was planned mainly for Tok Pisin, but no predetermined theme(s) had been proposed to the participants. Nevertheless, in this collection of papers several principal themes stand out. One is that of a revived i…