Download or read book A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay written by Nala H. Lee and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-02-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents modern Baba Malay, a critically endangered Austronesian-based contact language with a Sinitic substrate. Formed via intermarriage between Hokkien-speaking male traders and indigenous women in the Malay Peninsula, the language has less than 1,000 speakers in Singapore and less than 1,000 speakers in Malacca, Malaysia. This volume fills a gap for reference grammars of contact languages in general. Reference grammars written on contact languages are rare, and much rarer is a reference grammar written about a critically endangered Austronesian-based contact language. The reference grammar, which aims to be useful to linguists and general readers interested in Baba Malay, describes the language’s sociohistorical background, its circumstances of endangerment, and provides information regarding the phonology, parts of speech, and syntax of Baba Malay as spoken in Singapore. A chapter that differentiates this variety from that spoken in Malacca is also included. The grammar demonstrates that the nature of Baba Malay is highly systematic, and not altogether simple, providing structural information for those who are interested in the typology of contact languages.

Download or read book The Girl Who Became a Goddess written by Theresa Fuller and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a tribute to the childhood stories of Theresa Fuller who has experienced multiple cultures and learned to love them all. These are tales passed on from generation to generation, some to delight, some to terrify, all to enlighten. A foolish animal discovers that the Rainforest is a dangerous place.A young boy is willing to sacrifice everything for his family.A woman must decide between the man she loves and the human race.As a girl, a mother, and a teacher, Theresa retells her favorite folktales through the lens of her own life experiences in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, putting a unique spin on ageless classics.The Girl Who Became a Goddess is a love letter to a young girl from the adult she has become.

Download or read book The Girl Sudan Painted Like a Gold Ring written by Theresa Fuller and published by Lands Below the Winds. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like your fables with a dash of bloodshed, then The Girl Sudan Painted Like a Gold Ring is the anthology you have been waiting for. Author Theresa Fuller has collected a fascinating group of tales based on the oral storytelling history of the Sea Dyaks of Borneo.The twist? The Dyaks were headhunters! A TINY MOUSEDEER BATTLES A SPIRIT GIANT A GIRL MUST SAVE HER VILLAGE FROM AN ARMY OF HEAD-HUNTERS HOW A HEDGEHOG HELPS A BULLIED BOY BECOME A GOD In this book you will find stories designed to entertain and teach, all from the point of view of a culture based in honor, courtesy, and war.