Tongan ways of talking

Journal of the Polynesian Society

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-372

  Taumoefolau, Melenaite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Metaphor; Self derogatory and abusive speech; Sociolinguistics; Speech levels; Tonga

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873553852     PISSN: 00324000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15286/jps.121.4.327-372     Document Type: Article

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