Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction

Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0521599261
ISBN-13 : 9780521599269
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Book Synopsis Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction by : Don Kulick

Download or read book Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction written by Don Kulick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1992, is an anthropological study of language and cultural change among the people of Gapun, a small community in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea.


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