Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost, Paperback by Biggs, Bruce, Li...

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Author: Bruce Grandison Biggs Language: English Number of Pages: 70 Pages Item Weight: 4.8 Oz height: 0.3 in Item Length: 8.2 in Book Title: Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Polynesian Society, T.H.E. Format: Trade Paperback Type: Textbook width: 5.8 in Item Height: 0.3 in Item Width: 5.8 in Publication Name: Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost Subject: Folklore & Mythology, Oceanic & Australian Languages, Australia & New Zealand, Linguistics / General ISBN: 9780908940073 Subject Area: Foreign Language Study, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

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Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost, Paperback by Biggs, Bruce, Li.... Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost, Paperback by Biggs, Bruce, ISBN 0908940076, ISBN-13 9780908940073, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Bruce Grandison Biggs (1) was the most influential figure in academic Maori studies in the 20th century, and is widely recognised as one of the founders of modern Oceanic descriptive and historical linguistics. In these 1992 Macmillan Brown Lectures, published here for the first time, the author draws upon his deep knowledge of Maori language and culture, and his studies in Oceanic linguistics to explore the "culture of the pre-19th century Maori." The lectures are an exquisite example of Bruce Biggs's unique and wide-ranging scholarship and the singular flavour of his expression."--BOOK JACKET. Kimihia Te Mea Ngaro : Seek That Which Is Lost, Paperback by Biggs, Bruce, ISBN 0908940076, ISBN-13 9780908940073, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Bruce Grandison Biggs (1) was the most influential figure in academic Maori studies in the 20th century, and is widely recognised as one of the founders of modern Oceanic descriptive and historical linguistics. In these 1992 Macmillan Brown Lectures, published here for the first time, the author draws upon his deep knowledge of Maori language and culture, and his studies in Oceanic linguistics to explore the "culture of the pre-19th century Maori." The lectures are an exquisite example of Bruce Biggs's unique and wide-ranging scholarship and the singular flavour of his expression."--BOOK JACKET.