language change and linguistic imperialism in the Pacific region /
Peter Mühlhäusler.
New York :
Routledge,
1996.
1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) :
illustrations
Politics of language
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-376) and index.
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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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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Linguistic ecology.
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Language policy-- Pacific Area.
Linguistic change.
Sociolinguistics-- Pacific Area.
Language and languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Sociolinguistics.