Издательство: Lerner Publications Company
Формат: PDF
Кол-во страниц: 73
Размер: 6 Мб
Язык: английский

Кухня неотделима от культуры народа, и изучение страны было бы неполным без знакомства с её кулинарными традициями. Когда человек приезжает в какую-либо страну, то его первые впечатления складываются из языка, который он слышит, и местной кухни, которую он пробует. Существуют даже знатоки, предпринимающие кулинарные путешествия по разным странам для обогащения своего кулинарного опыта. Поэтому я подготовил для Вас и публикую на данном сайте серию книг на английском языке о кухнях различных стран.

Chamorro Reference Grammar (Micronesia)
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (June 1973)
Size: 65 MB
Language: English

Chamorro Reference Grammar is a detailed description of the grammatical structure of the indigenous language of the Mariana Islands. It is designed primarily as a reference work which will serve to give native speakers some insight into the complexities of their language, and to encourage its use at a time when other languages are more prestigious. The book contains an introduction to Chamorro, and its developmental history and dialectal variations, and, with a minimum of technical linguistic terms, it treats phonology, morphology, and syntax. Notes to ... Читать дальше »

Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language
Author: L. Andrews
Publisher: Whitney
Publication date: 1865
Number of pages: 572
Format / Quality: Rar'd djvu
Size: 34 MB

Here is a pleasant and comprehensive dictionary of the Hawaiian language as it was spoken before the catastrophe of the late nineteenth century which wiped out most of the speakers and culminated in annexation.

We'll see how the pseudo-feudal saga in Ni'ihau ends, for all of its nastiness it preserved the language better than anywhere else.

I don't like kings and queens in general, but I couldn't resist illustrating this one with the unfortunate Lili'uokalani rather than a hula dancer.

 

Javanese: A Cultural Approach
Author: W. Keeler
Publisher: Athens, Ohio
Publication date: 1984
Number of pages: 515
Format / Quality: pdf, good
Size: 20 MB

Keeler's work is not a short tourist guide for booking a room, as he himself explains initially. The explanation itself is worth reading.

It's very valuable material, because...
*In conjunction with the dialogues which constitute the main body of the book, it offers numerous observations on Javanese culture, which is particularly significant because of the intricacies of register.

*The appendix includes translations of the dialogues into Bahasa Indonesia.

Some "deficiencies":
*There are no continuous texts (from newspapers or books) or examples of other scripts which Javanese was historically written in.
*It leaves you wanting more. ... Читать дальше »

Comprehensive Tagalog Level I along with reading material

Kokota Grammar (Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications, 35)
Author: Bill Palmer
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication date: 2008
ISBN: 0-824-83251-5
Number of pages: 422
Format / Quality: PDF
Size: 16MB

This work describes the grammar of Kokota, a highly endangered Oceanic language of the Solomon Islands, spoken by about nine hundred people on the island of Santa Isabel. After several long periods among the Kokota, Dr. Palmer has written an unusually detailed and comprehensive description of the language. Kokota has never before been described, so this work makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the Oceanic languages of island Melanesia.

Kokota Grammar examines the phonology of the language and includes a lengthy section on stress assignment. It continues with chapters on nouns and noun phras ... Читать дальше »

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Whether you are cruising through the outer islands, dining out in a waterfront restaurant in Suva or hiking along inland trails - a little Fijian will open up this tropical wonderland. Lonely Planet's practical vocabulary and comprehensive notes on grammar will ensure that your interest in Fijian lasts long after your tan has faded.