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Publication details [#24929]
Errington, J.Joseph. 1988. Structure and style in Javanese: A semiotic view of linguistic etiquette. University of Pennsylvania Press. xvi + 290 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
This book provides an account of some aspects of a changing Javanese politeness language, drawing on literature dating back to the mid-19th century and on reports of (observed) use among the traditional Javanese elite (priyayi), born between 1920 and 1965.
