The Vanishing Languages Of The Pacific Rim
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The Vanishing Languages Of The Pacific Rim
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Author : Osahito Miyaoka
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-04-12
The Vanishing Languages Of The Pacific Rim written by Osahito Miyaoka and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the languages of the Pacific rim, a vast region containing the greatest typological and genetic diversity in the world. It includes the littoral regions of North and South America, Australasia, east and south-east Asia, and Japan, as well as the Pacific itself. As its languages decline and disappear, sometimes without trace, this rich linguistic heritage is rapidly eroding. In The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim distinguished scholars report on the current state of the region's languages and provides a critical survey of the current state of the region's languages. They show what is currently known and recorded and what remains to be examined and documented. They consider which languages are the most vulnerable to extinction and what steps that can be taken to save them. Their analyses range from the regional to the local and focus on languages in a wide variety of social and ecological settings. Together they make a compelling case for research throughout the region, and show how and where this needs to be done.
The Vanishing Languages Of The Pacific Rim
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Author : Osahito Miyaoka
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007-04-12
The Vanishing Languages Of The Pacific Rim written by Osahito Miyaoka and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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Lectures On Endangered Languages
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Lectures On Endangered Languages written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Language attrition categories.
A Dictionary Of The Hualapai Language
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
A Dictionary Of The Hualapai Language written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Hualapai language categories.
Materials On Languages In Danger Of Disappearing In The Asia Pacific Region
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Author : Stephen Adolphe Wurm
language : en
Publisher: Pacific Linguistics Research Dies Australian National Univ
Release Date : 1997
Materials On Languages In Danger Of Disappearing In The Asia Pacific Region written by Stephen Adolphe Wurm and has been published by Pacific Linguistics Research Dies Australian National Univ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Aribwatsa language categories.
Kan Kita Taiheiy No Gengo
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Kan Kita Taiheiy No Gengo written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language attrition categories.
Language Diversity In The Pacific
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Author : Denis Cunningham
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Language Diversity In The Pacific written by Denis Cunningham and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Vanishing Voices
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Author : Daniel Nettle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-07-27
Vanishing Voices written by Daniel Nettle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Few people know that nearly one hundred native languages once spoken in what is now California are near extinction, or that most of Australia's 250 aboriginal languages have vanished. In fact, at least half of the world's languages may die out in the next century. Daniel Nettle and Suzanne Romaine assert that this trend is far more than simply disturbing. Making explicit the link between language survival and environmental issues, they argue that the extinction of languages is part of the larger picture of near-total collapse of the worldwide ecosystem. Indeed, the authors contend that the struggle to preserve precious environmental resources-such as the rainforest-cannot be separated from the struggle to maintain diverse cultures, and that the causes of language death, like that of ecological destruction, lie at the intersection of ecology and politics. In addition to defending the world's endangered languages, the authors also pay homage to the last speakers of dying tongues, such as Red Thundercloud, a Native American in South Carolina; Ned Mandrell, with whom the Manx language passed away in 1974; and Arthur Bennett, an Australian who was the last person to know more than a few words of Mbabaram. In our languages lies the accumulated knowledge of humanity. Indeed, each language is a unique window on experience. Vanishing Voices is a call to preserve this resource, before it is too late.
Linguistic Ecology
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Author : Peter Mühlhäusler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01
Linguistic Ecology written by Peter Mühlhäusler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and socio-historical changes of the past 200 years, it aims to bring a new dimension to the study of Pacific linguistics, which up until now has been dominated by questions of historical reconstruction and language typology. In contrast to the traditional portrayal of linguistic change as a natural process, the author focuses on the cultural and historical forces which drive language change. Using the metaphor of language ecology to explain and describe the complex interplay between languages, speakers and social practice, the author looks at how language ecologies have functioned in the past to sustain language diversity, and, at what happens when those ecologies are disrupted. Whilst most of the examples used in the book are taken from the Pacific and Australian region, the insights derived from this area are shown to have global applications. The text should be useful for linguists and all those interested in the large scale loss of human language.
Vanishing Voices
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Author : Daniel Nettle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2000-07-27
Vanishing Voices written by Daniel Nettle and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Few people know that nearly one hundred native languages once spoken in what is now California are near extinction, or that most of Australia's 250 aboriginal languages have vanished. In fact, at least half of the world's languages may die out in the next century. Daniel Nettle and Suzanne Romaine assert that this trend is far more than simply disturbing. Making explicit the link between language survival and environmental issues, they argue that the extinction of languages is part of the larger picture of near-total collapse of the worldwide ecosystem. Indeed, the authors contend that the struggle to preserve precious environmental resources-such as the rainforest-cannot be separated from the struggle to maintain diverse cultures, and that the causes of language death, like that of ecological destruction, lie at the intersection of ecology and politics. In addition to defending the world's endangered languages, the authors also pay homage to the last speakers of dying tongues, such as Red Thundercloud, a Native American in South Carolina; Ned Mandrell, with whom the Manx language passed away in 1974; and Arthur Bennett, an Australian who was the last person to know more than a few words of Mbabaram. In our languages lies the accumulated knowledge of humanity. Indeed, each language is a unique window on experience. Vanishing Voices is a call to preserve this resource, before it is too late.