The voices of Eden : a history of Hawaiian language studies /

Schütz, Albert J., 1936-

The voices of Eden : a history of Hawaiian language studies / Albert J. Schütz. - xx, 512 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-493) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Background -- The Noble Savage Speaks -- The Early Collections -- Reducing the Language to Writing: Explorers' and Traders' Alphabets -- Consonant Confusion -- The Cornwall Connection: 3s, 8s, and Noah Webster -- Fixing the Letters: Missionary Efforts 1820-1826 -- The Missing Elements: Problems with Glottal Stops and Long Vowels -- The Printed Word -- Take My Word for It -- From Word List to Dictionary -- Hawaiian Grammars -- English for Speakers of Hawaiian -- Hawaiian for Speakers of English -- Hawaiian and Polynesian -- Language and Power: The Past, Present, and Future of Hawaiian Language Policy -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

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Hawaiian language--History

PL6441 / .S38 1994

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