Download or read book A Grammar of Toqabaqita written by Frantisek Lichtenberk and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 1409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toqabaqita is an Austronesian language spoken by approximately 13,000 people on the island of Malaita in the south-eastern Solomon Islands. This two-volume grammar is the first comprehensive description of the language, based on the author's field work. The grammar deals with the phonology, morphology, syntax, and discourse patterns of the language, as well as with its contact with Solomon Islands Pijin. It will be of special interest to typologists and to specialists in Austronesian linguistics.