Celebrating Indigenous Voice: Legends and Narratives in Languages of the Tropics and Beyond

by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Luca Ciucci, Robert L. Bradshaw

Every society thrives on stories, legends and myths.

This volume explores the linguistic devices employed in the astoundingly rich narrative traditions in the tropical hot-spots of linguistic and cultural diversity, and the ways in which cultural changes and new means of communication affect narrative genres and structures. It focusses on linguistic and cultural facets of the narratives in the areas of linguistic diversity across the tropics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110789779
• ISBN13: 9783110789775
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 347 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"