Language Diversity in the Pacific: Endangerment and SurvivalDenis Cunningham, D. E. Ingram, Kenneth Sumbuk Multilingual Matters, 1 gen 2006 - 217 pagine The Southwest Pacific from Southern China through Indonesia, Australia and the Pacific Islands constitutes the richest linguistic region of the world. That rich resource cannot be taken for granted. Some of its languages have already been lost; many more are under threat. The challenge is to describe the languages that exist today and to adopt policies that will support their maintenance. |
Sommario
Foreword | |
Some Data | |
Naming Languages Drawing Language Boundaries | |
Keeping Track of Indigenous Language Endangerment in Australia | |
Will They Survive? | |
Language Endangerment and Globalisation in the Pacific | |
Endangered Languages of China and SouthEast Asia | |
Indonesia and East Timor | |
The Future of the Languages of Vanuatu and New Caledonia | |
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