Linguistic ecology : language change and linguistic imperialism in the Pacific region /
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| Author / Creator: | Mühlhäusler, Peter. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1996. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Politics of language Politics of language. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119279 |
| Summary: | In "Linguistic Ecology, " Peter Muhlhausler examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonialization, Westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and sociohistorical changes of the past 200 years, he brings a new dimension to the study of Pacific linguistics, which up until now has been dominated by questions of historical reconstruction and language typology. Muhlhausler focuses on the cultural and historical forces which drive language change, looking at how language ecologies have functioned in the past to sustain language diversity and discussing what happens when these ecologies are disrupted.<br> |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-376) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203317971 9780203317976 0203211405 9780203211403 9780203211281 0203211286 9780415056366 0415056365 9780415056359 0415056357 1134934890 9781134934898 1280324465 9781280324468 |