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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mühlhäusler, Peter.

Series:

Politics of language.

Politics of language

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic change.

Sociolinguistics--Pacific Area.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; The changing linguistic ecology of the Pacific region; Language ecology in pre-European days; Disruptions in the linguistic ecology; Pidgins and creoles; Case studies; Mission languages and language policies; Official policies and language planning; The impact of literacy; The impact of foreign language teaching; The sociolinguistics of language shift, decay and death; Assessing the damage: structural and lexical effects; Preserving linguistic diversity: outlook and prospects; Appendix: Linguistics in the Pacific; Notes

ReferencesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-93488-2

1-134-93489-0

1-280-32446-5

0-203-21128-6

0-203-31797-1

9780203211281

OCLC:

560369330