Manumaua Luafata Simanu-Klutz

O Si Manu a Alii: A Text for the Advanced Study of Samoan Language and Culture

Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 681 Seiten
ISBN 0824825950
EAN 9780824825959
Veröffentlicht Juni 2002
Verlag/Hersteller University of Hawaii Press
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Beschreibung

This text is a comprehensive guide for teachers of Samoan oratory and the Samoan language. It is also an authoritative resource book for students of the language. The author's descriptions of Samoan culture provide the necessary social contexts for learning these important speech registers.

Portrait

'Aumua Mata'itusi Simanu is a lifelong educator and scholar of the Samoan language and culture. She worked for the Department of Education in Samoa for forty-five years. Since 1987 she has been teaching Samoan oratory and history at the University of Hawai'i.