Linguistic ecology : language change and linguistic imperialism in the Pacific region

Linguistic ecology : language change and linguistic imperialism in the Pacific region / Peter Mühlhäusler.

In this topical study of the large-scale loss of human language, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region. He focuses on cultural and historical forces to explain such loss.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mühlhäusler, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Series:Politics of language.
Subjects:
Linguistic change.
Language policy > Pacific Area.
Sociolinguistics > Pacific Area.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages
Language policy
Linguistic change
Sociolinguistics
Taalcontact.
Pacific Area > Languages.
Pacific Area
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The changing linguistic ecology of the Pacific region
  • 2. Language ecology in pre-European days
  • 3. Disruptions in the linguistic ecology
  • 4. Pidgins and creoles
  • 5. Case studies
  • 6. Mission languages and language policies
  • 7. Official policies and language planning
  • 8. The impact of literacy
  • 9. The impact of foreign language teaching
  • 10. The sociolinguistics of language shift, decay and death
  • 11. Assessing the damage : structural and lexical effects
  • 12. Preserving linguistic diversity : outlook and prospects.

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