Vical Western Austronesian And Contact Languages
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Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World
Author | : Tom Dutton,Darrell T. Tryon |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 697 |
Release | : 2010-12-14 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110883091 |
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TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar
Author | : K. Alexander Adelaar,Nikolaus Himmelmann |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 866 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780700712861 |
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An essential source of reference for this linguistic community, as well as for linguists working on typology and syntax.
The Emergence of Pidgin and Creole Languages
Author | : Jeff Siegel |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2008-02-28 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780199216666 |
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This book examines the emergence of pidgins and creoles and the controversies surrounding current theories about them. Among the questions considered are why their grammars are simple, at the pidgin-creole-postcreole life cycle, and the causes of grammatical innovation. The analysis is supported with detailed examples and case studies.
Endangered Languages of Austronesia
Author | : Margaret Florey |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780199544547 |
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This book explores the challenges to linguistic vitality confronting many minority languages in the highly diverse and geographically far-flung Austronesian language family. The contributions bring together Indigenous language activists and academic researchers with a long-standing commitment to language documentation.
The Language of Hunter Gatherers
Author | : Tom Güldemann,Patrick McConvell,Richard A. Rhodes |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 747 |
Release | : 2020-02-27 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781107003682 |
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Offers a linguistic window into contemporary hunter-gatherer societies, looking at how they survive and interface with agricultural and industrial societies.
Historical Linguistics 2001
Author | : Barry J. Blake,Kate Burridge |
Publsiher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 454 |
Release | : 2003-07-17 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789027296603 |
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This is a selection of papers from the 15th International Conference on Historical Linguistics held in Melbourne 13-17 August 2001, hosted by the Linguistics Program at La Trobe University. The papers range from the general theoretical to the study of particular languages and embrace most areas of linguistics, particularly morpho-syntax.
Linguistic Ecology
Author | : Peter Mühlhäusler |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2002-11-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781134934898 |
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In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and socio-historical changes of the past 200 years, it aims to bring a new dimension to the study of Pacific linguistics, which up until now has been dominated by questions of historical reconstruction and language typology. In contrast to the traditional portrayal of linguistic change as a natural process, the author focuses on the cultural and historical forces which drive language change. Using the metaphor of language ecology to explain and describe the complex interplay between languages, speakers and social practice, the author looks at how language ecologies have functioned in the past to sustain language diversity, and, at what happens when those ecologies are disrupted. Whilst most of the examples used in the book are taken from the Pacific and Australian region, the insights derived from this area are shown to have global applications. The text should be useful for linguists and all those interested in the large scale loss of human language.
From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects
Author | : Graham Thurgood |
Publsiher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0824821319 |
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Based on a reconstruction of ancient Chamic, with care taken to identify inherited Austronesian words as well as loan words and their sources, this text points out what the linguistic evidence tells us about the history of the region, and sketches the major consequences of historical contact on linguistic change in the history of Chamic.