The Voices of Eden: A History of Hawaiian Language Studies

By Albert J. Schütz

How did outsiders first become aware of the Hawaiian language? How were they and Hawaiians able to understand each other? How was Hawaiian recorded and analyzed in the early decades after European contact Albert J. Schutz provides illuminating answers to these and other questions about Hawaii's postcontact linguistic past. The result is a highly readable and accessible account of Hawaiian history from a language-centered point of view. The author also provides readers with an exhaustive analysis and critique of nearly every work ever written about Hawaiian.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824816374
• ISBN13: 9780824816377
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"