The Medong Dialect of Melanau: A Preliminiray Analysis of The Phonology.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
The Medong Dialect of Melanau: A Preliminiray Analysis of The Phonology. |
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Author :
Beatrice Clayre |
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Abstract:
The Melanau language consists of a chain of dialects spoken along the coast of Sarawak from Balingian in the north to the Rejang in the south. Two previous studies have been made of the language. One of the Dalat dialect by I.F. Clayre in 1970-71 (I. Clayre 1970), the other of the Mukah dialect by Robert Blust in 1971, but not published until later (Blust 1988). This study of the Medong dialect arose out of the need to establish a consistent orthography for Dr. H.S. Morris's book on 'The Oya Melanau: traditional ritual and belief, which I was editing at the time.1 A good orthography (spelling system) has a separate symbol for every significant (or phonemic) sound in the language. There are three stages to achieving such a goal.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Beatrice Clayre. (1997). The Medong Dialect of Melanau: A Preliminiray Analysis of The Phonology. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LI (72): 39-62 |
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