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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mühlhäusler, Peter.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Politics of language Politics of language.
Subject:	Linguistic change. Language policy -- Pacific Area. Sociolinguistics -- Pacific Area. Language and languages. Language policy. Linguistic change. Sociolinguistics. Pacific Area -- Languages. Pacific Area.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119279

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ISBN:	0203317971 9780203317976 0203211405 9780203211403 9780203211281 0203211286 9780415056366 0415056365 9780415056359 0415056357 1134934890 9781134934898 1280324465 9781280324468
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-376) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Mühlhäusler, Peter. Linguistic ecology. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996 0415056357

Table of Contents:

1. The changing linguistic ecology of the Pacific region
2. Language ecology in pre-European days
3. Disruptions in the linguistic ecology
4. Pidgins and creoles
5. Case studies
6. Mission languages and language policies
7. Official policies and language planning
8. The impact of literacy
9. The impact of foreign language teaching
10. The sociolinguistics of language shift, decay and death
11. Assessing the damage : structural and lexical effects
12. Preserving linguistic diversity : outlook and prospects.