Language Diversity in the Pacific : : Endangerment and Survival / / ed. by Denis Cunningham, David E. Ingram, Kenneth Sumbuk.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Amery, Rob,; Barreña, Andoni,; Bradley, David,; Charpentier, Jean-Michel,; Clyne, Michael,; Cunningham, Denis,; Hajek, John,; Idiazabal, Itziar,; Ingram, D.E.,; Juaristi, Patxi,; Junyent, Carme,; Kipp, Sandra,; Lauder, Multamia R.M.T.,; Martí, Fèlix,; McConvell, Patrick,; Mühlhäusler, Peter,; Ortega, Paul,; Sumbuk, Kenneth M.,; Thieberger, Nicholas,; Tryon, Darrell,; Uranga, Belen,
• HerausgeberIn: Cunningham, Denis,; Ingram, David E.,; Sumbuk, Kenneth,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Dedication to Professor Stephen A. Wurm -- Contents -- Foreword -- Editors’ Note -- 1. Language Diversity in the Pacific: Endangerment and Survival: An Overview -- 2. World Languages Review: Some Data -- 3. Naming Languages, Drawing Language Boundaries and Maintaining Languages with Special Reference to the Linguistic Situation in Papua New Guinea -- 4. Obstacles to Creating an Inventory of Languages in Indonesia: A Dialectology Perspective -- 5. Keeping Track of Indigenous Language Endangerment in Australia -- 6. Papua New Guinea’s Languages: Will They Survive? -- 7. Language Endangerment and Globalisation in the Pacific -- 8. Endangered Languages of China and South-East Asia -- 9. On the Edge of the Pacific: Indonesia and East Timor -- 10. The Future of the Languages of Vanuatu and New Caledonia -- 11. Trends and Shifts in Community Language Use in Australia, 1986–1996 -- 12. Directions for Linguistic Research: Forging Partnerships in Language Development and Expansion of the Domains of Use of Australia’s Indigenous Languages -- 13. The Contribution of Language Education to the Maintenance and Development of Australia’s Language Resources -- 14. Globalisation, Languages and Technology: Some Recommendations -- The Contributors