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

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mühlhäusler, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Colección:Politics of language.
Temas:
Linguistic change.
Language policy > Pacific Area.
Sociolinguistics > Pacific Area.
Changement linguistique.
Sociolinguistique > Pacifique, Région du.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages
Language policy
Linguistic change
Sociolinguistics
Taalcontact.
Pacific Area > Languages.
Pacifique, Région du > Langues.
Pacific Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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