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Not just stories: The rules and roles of oral narratives in Tamambo

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2015

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Jauncey, Dorothy

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Asia-Pacific Linguistics

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This paper describes the different kinds of oral narratives that are told in Tamambo, on the island of Malo in northern Vanuatu. Some comparison is made between these narratives and those of other societies, and the terms that various scholars have used to describe various narrative structures are outlined.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/262929

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ANU Research Publications

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Book chapter

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The languages of Vanuatu: Unity and diversity

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Open Access

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creative commons

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