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Publication details [#8384]
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
A discussion of the functions and forms of three language varieties in Toba-Batak (a language of North Sumatra), viz. 'intimate language', the 'language of lamentation', and 'medico-magical' language. The paper is followed by a long list of 'standard language' words and phrases with their equivalents in the other varieties.