A Grammatical Sketch of Hainan Cham

By Graham Thurgood, Ela Thurgood, Li Fengxiang

This volume is a grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham, an endangered tonal Austronesian language. The study focuses on three areas: social background and contact history, the grammar (including all the recorded vocabulary), and a description of the sound system (including acoustic description). The appendixes also include the wordlist of Sanya Chinese forms and four analyzed texts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614517347
• ISBN13: 9781614517344
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary