According to scholars, the first inhabitants of Easter Island were Polynesians who arrived on the island during the fourth and fifth centuries from nearby areas. This places Easter as part of one of the stages of Polynesian expansion, a human movement of colonization. This means the history and culture of the island is influenced by the Polynesians
es el que, con una construcción lingüística fundamentalmente orientada al receptor, se ocupa de cuestiones de interés para los ciudadanos como integrantes de una sociedad organizada institucionalmente