The vanishing languages of the Pacific rim / / edited by Osahito Miyaoka, Osamu Sakiyama and Michael E. Krauss

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (549 p.)
• Disciplina: 409/.1823
• Soggetto topico: Language attrition - Pacific Area; Language revival - Pacific Area
• Soggetto geografico: Pacific Area Languages
• Altri autori: MiyaokaOsahito <1936-> SakiyamaOsamu <1937-> KraussMichael E. <1934->
• Note generali: Formerly CIP.; Previously issued in print: 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The vanishing languages of the Pacific rim
• ISBN: 1-383-04089-3; 1-281-14550-5; 9786611145507; 0-19-153289-4; 1-4294-8710-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824637703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford linguistics.