Information About
This book is a pronunciation guide to Malay words. It establishes the phonetic rules of Malay language while emphasizing that pronunciation is as important as the grammar itself. It contains table of the different signs and letters in Malay and how the sounds of the words should be. It also gives a brief description of each of the letters and signs and their etymology. There are references to the English alphabet to enable Europeans to understand this book better.
Subjects
Malay language--PhoneticsCategories
Malay languages and dialects Arts Heritage and CultureAdditional Details
- Title
- Malay phonetics
- Creators
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- Fokker, Abraham Anthony, 1862-1927
- Subject
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- Malay language--Phonetics
- Publisher
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- E.J. Brill, 1895
- National Library Board Singapore, 1895
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 11840 KB, 124 p.
- Table of Contents
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- Phonetic system. I. Genuine Malay element -- Consonants. Guttural class.... Vowels. Guttural class. Palatal class. Labial class -- Accent.
- Edition
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- National Library Board Singapore
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2007.