Say it Easy in Samoan
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Page : 31 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Samoan language
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Samoan language
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Author : Ulrike Mosel
Publisher :
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : Ulrike Mosel
Publisher : Better English Language Teaching
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Foreign Language Study
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Author : Matt Tomlinson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 10,75 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824880978
Christian theologians in the Pacific Islands see culture as the grounds on which one understands God. In this pathbreaking book, Matt Tomlinson engages in an anthropological conversation with the work of “contextual theologians,” exploring how the combination of Pacific Islands culture and Christianity shapes theological dialogues. Employing both scholarly research and ethnographic fieldwork, the author addresses a range of topics: from radical criticisms of biblical stories as inappropriate for Pacific audiences to celebrations of traditional gods such as Tagaloa as inherently Christian figures. This book presents a symphony of voices—engaged, critical, prophetic—from the contemporary Pacific’s leading religious thinkers and suggests how their work articulates with broad social transformations in the region. Each chapter in this book focuses on a distinct type of culturally driven theological dialogue. One type is between readers and texts, in which biblical scholars suggest new ways of reading, and even rewriting, the Bible so it becomes more meaningful in local terms. A second kind concerns the state of the church and society. For example, feminist theologians and those calling for “prophetic” action on social problems propose new conversations about how people in Oceania should navigate difficult times. A third kind of discussion revolves around identity, emphasizing what makes Oceania unique and culturally coherent. A fourth addresses the problems of climate change and environmental degradation to sacred lands by encouraging “eco-theological” awareness and interconnection. Finally, many contextual theologians engage with the work of other disciplines— prominently, anthropology—as they develop new discourse on God, people, and the future of Oceania. Contextual theology allows people in Oceania to speak with God and fellow humans through the idiom of culture in a distinctly Pacific way. Tomlinson concludes, however, that the most fruitful topic of dialogue might not be culture, but rather the nature of dialogue itself. Written in an accessible, engaging style and presenting innovative findings, this book will interest students and scholars of anthropology, world religion, theology, globalization, and Pacific studies.
Author : Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 39,92 MB
Release : 2010
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780143504733
The Samoan Picture Dictionary is an excellent resource for people beginning to speak or write Samoan. It contains over 1000 commonly used words, and words needing further explanation are given in English and Samoan sentences to aid comprehension. Wordlists include parts of the body, telling the time, colours, numbers, days of the week and months of the year.
Author : Galumalemana Afeleti Hunkin
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,85 MB
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0824831314
Gagana Samoa is a modern Samoan language resource. Designed for both classroom and personal use, it features a methodical approach suitable for all ages; an emphasis on patterns of speech and communication through practice and examples; 10 practical dialogues covering everyday social situations; an introduction to the wider culture of fa‘asamoa through photographs; more than 150 exercises to reinforce comprehension; a glossary of all Samoan words used in the coursebook; and oral skills supplemented with audio files available on a separate CD or for download or streaming on the web.
Author : Benjamin K. Bergen
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 36,59 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0465096484
It may be starred, beeped, and censored -- yet profanity is so appealing that we can't stop using it. In the funniest, clearest study to date, Benjamin Bergen explains why, and what that tells us about our language and brains. Nearly everyone swears-whether it's over a few too many drinks, in reaction to a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet, we sit idly by as words are banned from television and censored in books. We insist that people excise profanity from their vocabularies and we punish children for yelling the very same dirty words that we'll mutter in relief seconds after they fall asleep. Swearing, it seems, is an intimate part of us that we have decided to selectively deny. That's a damn shame. Swearing is useful. It can be funny, cathartic, or emotionally arousing. As linguist and cognitive scientist Benjamin K. Bergen shows us, it also opens a new window onto how our brains process language and why languages vary around the world and over time. In this groundbreaking yet ebullient romp through the linguistic muck, Bergen answers intriguing questions: How can patients left otherwise speechless after a stroke still shout Goddamn! when they get upset? When did a cock grow to be more than merely a rooster? Why is crap vulgar when poo is just childish? Do slurs make you treat people differently? Why is the first word that Samoan children say not mommy but eat shit? And why do we extend a middle finger to flip someone the bird? Smart as hell and funny as fuck, What the F is mandatory reading for anyone who wants to know how and why we swear.
Author : Margaret Mead
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Page : 346 pages
File Size : 16,22 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Adolescence
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Author : Ulrike Mosel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 15,9 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Foreign Language Study
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Samoan Reference Grammar is the first extensive grammar of Samoan, by number of speakers the largest Polynesian language. The grammar is divided into eighteen chapters which cover phonetics, phonology, and orthography, word classification and morphology, the syntax of various types of phrases, simple clause structure, nominalization, dependent clauses, coordination, and finally, case marking and grammatical relations. The descriptive framework is not tied to a particular linguistic theory, but is based on the empirical findings of linguistic typology during the last two decades. The grammar is descriptive in the sense that it takes the Samoan ways of expression as the starting point of analysis and describes the meanings which are encoded by the various types of construction.
Author : Gilad Soffer
Publisher : Soffer Publishing
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release :
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
""3000+ English - Samoan Samoan - English Vocabulary" - is a list of more than 3000 words translated from English to Samoan, as well as translated from Samoan to English.Easy to use- great for tourists and English speakers interested in learning Samoan. As well as Samoan speakers interested in learning English.