Language diversity in the Pacific : endangerment and survival

Language diversity in the Pacific : endangerment and survival / edited by Denis Cunningham, D.E. Ingram and Kenneth Sumbuk.

The Southwest Pacific from Southern China through Indonesia, Australia and the Pacific Islands constitutes the richest linguistic region of the world. Some of its languages have already been lost; many more are under threat. This book tries to describe the languages that exist today and suggests pol...

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Other Authors: Cunningham, Denis, 1951-, Ingram, D. E., 1939-, Sumbuk, Kenneth, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Clevedon [England] ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, ©2006.
Series:Multilingual matters (Series)
Subjects:
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
Language and languages
Pacific Area > Languages.
Pacific Area
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Editors' Note; Chapter 1 Language Diversity in the Pacific: Endangerment and Survival: An Overview; Chapter 2 The World Languages Review: Some Data; Chapter 3 Naming Languages, Drawing Language Boundaries and Maintaining Languages with Special Reference to the Linguistic Situation in Papua New Guinea; Chapter 4 Obstacles to Creating an Inventory of Languages in Indonesia: A Dialectology Perspective; Chapter 5 Keeping Track of Indigenous Language Endangerment in Australia; Chapter 6 Papua New Guinea's Languages: Will They Survive?

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