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UNINA9910824637703321 |
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Titolo |
The vanishing languages of the Pacific rim / / edited by Osahito Miyaoka, Osamu Sakiyama and Michael E. Krauss |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-383-04089-3 |
1-281-14550-5 |
9786611145507 |
0-19-153289-4 |
1-4294-8710-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (549 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MiyaokaOsahito <1936-> |
SakiyamaOsamu <1937-> |
KraussMichael E. <1934-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language attrition - Pacific Area |
Language revival - Pacific Area |
Pacific Area Languages |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Formerly CIP. |
Previously issued in print: 2007. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; The Background to This Volume; PART I: Diversity, Endangerment, and Documentation; PART II: Areal Surveys; The Authors; Index of Subjects; Index of Place Names; Index of Names; Index of Languages and Language Families |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this work, the editors present a survey of the languages of the Pacific rim, a vast region containing the greatest typological and genetic diversity in the world. The analyses range from the regional to the local and focus on languages in a wide variety of social and ecological settings. |
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