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Maori an Eastern Polynesian language is the language of the indigenous peopleof New Zealand. With few inflections and the array of grammatical particlescharacteristic of the Polynesian family it is readily approachable by theunfamiliar linguist. However despite recent attempts to revive it it ispresently under threat. It seems likely that the Maori of the future if itsurvives will differ quite considerably from the Maori of the past.Maori provides the first comprehensive description of the structure of thelanguage covering syntax morphology and phonology. It is based on writtennarrative texts and data elicited from older nativespeaking consultants butincludes many comments on the changes in usage currently observable. Thisdiscussion which is illustrated with a wealth of examples will interest bothlinguistic theoreticians and descriptive linguists including languagetypologists and those interested in the history of the Polynesianlanguagefamily. It is also a valuable resource for the study and resuscitation of theMaori language. «
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