| The Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim Contributor(s): Miyaoka, Osahito (Editor), Sakiyama, Osamu (Editor), Krauss, Michael E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 019926662X ISBN-13: 9780199266623 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the languages of the Pacific rim, a vast region containing the greatest typological and genetic diversity in the world. It includes the littoral regions of North and South America, Australasia, east and south-east Asia, and Japan, as well as the Pacific itself. As its languages decline and disappear, sometimes without trace, this rich linguistic heritage is rapidly eroding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 409.182 |
| LCCN: 2006026788 |
| Series: Oxford Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 7.09" W x 9.72" (2.67 lbs) 550 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the languages of the Pacific rim, a vast region containing the greatest typological and genetic diversity in the world. It includes the littoral regions of North and South America, Australasia, east and south-east Asia, and Japan, as well as the Pacific itself. As its languages decline and disappear, sometimes without trace, this rich linguistic heritage is rapidly eroding. |
