LEADER 02649nam 22006253u 450 001 9910450956303321 005 20210113161628.0 010 $a1-281-14550-5 010 $a9786611145507 010 $a0-19-153289-4 010 $a1-4294-8710-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000413659 035 $a(EBL)415983 035 $a(OCoLC)476246213 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000266709 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200833 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000266709 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10322807 035 $a(PQKB)10823048 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415983 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000413659 100 $a20130418d2007|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim$b[electronic resource] 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press, UK$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (549 p.) 225 0 $aOxford linguistics The vanishing languages of the Pacific rim 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-926662-X 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis 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. As its languages decline and disappear, sometimes without trace, this rich linguistic heritage is rapidly eroding. Distinguished scholars report on the current state of the region's languages. Their analyses range from the regional to the local and focus on languages in a wide variety of social and ecological. settings. Together they make a compelling case for research throughout the region, and show how and where this need 606 $aLanguage attrition 606 $aLanguage revival 606 $aLanguage attrition$zPacific Area 606 $aLanguage revival$zPacific Area 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aLanguage attrition. 615 4$aLanguage revival. 615 0$aLanguage attrition 615 0$aLanguage revival 676 $a409.1823 676 $a409/.1823 700 $aMiyaoka$b Osahito$0957178 701 $aSakiyama$b Osamu$0957179 701 $aKrauss$b Michael E$0957180 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450956303321 996 $aThe Vanishing Languages of the Pacific Rim$92168314 997 $aUNINA