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A Grammar of Jambi Malay

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Published/Copyright: 2026
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Pacific Linguistics [PL]
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Volume 665 | Pacific Linguistics [PL]

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This volume presents a reference grammar of Jambi Malay as spoken in villages across the river from Jambi City, Sumatra—especially Tanjung Raden and Mudung Darat. The Tanjung Raden variety represents Baso Seberang ‘language from across’, a term used by local speakers, while Mudung Darat, though also across the river, lies further inland. Beyond describing the phonology, morphology, syntax, and usage of these underdocumented rural varieties, the grammar compares them with urban Jambi Malay, highlighting variation, contact, and sociolinguistic dynamics in the region. It contributes to a deeper understanding of dialectal diversity and historical continuity among Malay-speaking communities in central Sumatra.

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Yanti, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta; Peter Cole and Gabriella Hermon, University of Delaware, Newark, USA.

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    Acknowledgements

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    Contents

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    List of abbreviations

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    Chapter 1 Introduction

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    Chapter 2 Phonology

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    Chapter 3 Word classes

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    Chapter 4 Derivational morphology

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    Chapter 5 Phrases

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    Chapter 6 Simple clauses and the voice system

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    Chapter 7 Negation, anaphora, emphasis, and topic

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    Chapter 8 Sentence types

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    Chapter 9 Coordination and subordination

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    Appendix 1: Basic Wordlist

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    Appendix 2: Sample texts

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    References

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    Index

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eBook published on:
March 30, 2026
eBook ISBN:
9783110724813
Hardcover published on:
March 30, 2026
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110724387
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Front matter:
22
Main content:
448
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2
Tables:
11
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110724813
eBook ISBN: 9783110724813
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110724387
Keywords for this book
Malay; Indonesia; Sumatra; Grammar
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars in the Languages of Indonesia and the Pacific, Descriptive Linguists, Typologists, Theoretical Linguists
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