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Linguistic and ethnographic aspects of place-naming of the Melanesian Mission, Norfolk Island

  • Joshua Nash

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Abstract

This short paper provides a detailed linguistic and ethnographic analysis of data presented in the more descriptive and historical approach offered in Nash (forthcoming). It presents a linguistic investigation of a list of Melanesian Mission placename data and works towards a broader theory about the ethnography of Melanesian Mission naming and Norfolk Island place-naming in general.
Original languageEnglish
Pages128-133
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2011
EventIslands of History: 25th Anniversary Conference of the Professional Historians Association (NSW) - Norfolk Island, Australia
Duration: 18 Jul 201025 Jul 2010

Conference

ConferenceIslands of History: 25th Anniversary Conference of the Professional Historians Association (NSW)
CityNorfolk Island, Australia
Period18/07/1025/07/10

Keywords

  • Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
  • Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)

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