Pacific Languages: An Introduction 9780824842581
Almost one-quarter of the world's languages are (or were) spoken in the Pacific, making it linguistically the most
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Terms Used
Chapter 1. Linguistics: Some Basic Concepts
Part 1: Geography and History
Chapter 2. The Languages of the Pacific
Chapter 3. The History of the Austronesian Languages
Chapter 4. The History of the Papuan and Australian Languages
Part 2: Structure
Chapter 5. Sound Systems
Chapter 6. Oceanic Languages: Grammatical Overview
Chapter 7. Papuan Languages: Grammatical Overview
Chapter 8. Australian Languages: Grammatical Overview
Part 3: The Social and Cultural Context
Chapter 9. Languages in Contact
Chapter 10. Pidgins, Creoles, and Koines
Chapter 11. Language, Society, and Culture in the Pacific Context
Conclusion. Ideas about Pacific Languages
Suggestions for Further Reading
Appendices
Notes
References
Index
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Terms Used
Chapter 1. Linguistics: Some Basic Concepts
Part 1: Geography and History
Chapter 2. The Languages of the Pacific
Chapter 3. The History of the Austronesian Languages
Chapter 4. The History of the Papuan and Australian Languages
Part 2: Structure
Chapter 5. Sound Systems
Chapter 6. Oceanic Languages: Grammatical Overview
Chapter 7. Papuan Languages: Grammatical Overview
Chapter 8. Australian Languages: Grammatical Overview
Part 3: The Social and Cultural Context
Chapter 9. Languages in Contact
Chapter 10. Pidgins, Creoles, and Koines
Chapter 11. Language, Society, and Culture in the Pacific Context
Conclusion. Ideas about Pacific Languages
Suggestions for Further Reading
Appendices
Notes
References
Index
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- University of the South Pacific
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