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Endangered Languages of Austronesia
Endangered Languages of Austronesia, Austronesian is the largest language family on earth: Some 1300 languages, 20% of the world's total, are spoken by 270 million people in a region that extends from Easter Island in the Pacific 10,000 miles west to Madagascar off the coast of Africa. Many , Endangered Languages of Austronesia has a rating of 4 stars
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  • Endangered Languages of Austronesia
  • Written by author Margaret Florey
  • Published by Oxford University Press, USA, November 2009
  • Austronesian is the largest language family on earth: Some 1300 languages, 20% of the world's total, are spoken by 270 million people in a region that extends from Easter Island in the Pacific 10,000 miles west to Madagascar off the coast of Africa. Many
  • Austronesian is the largest language family on earth: Some 1300 languages, 20% of the world's total, are spoken by 270 million people in a region that extends from Easter Island in the Pacific 10,000 miles west to Madagascar off the coast of Africa. M
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Pt. I Overview

1 Introduction Margaret Florey Florey, Margaret 3

2 Language Documentation in th e West Austronesian World and Vanuatu: An Overview Alexander K. Adelaar Adelaar, Alexander K. 12

Pt. II Linguistic Vitality: Theory, Assessments, and Challenges

3 Language Endangerment Scenarios: A Case Study from Northern Central Sulawesi Nikolaus P. Himmelmann Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. 45

4 Digging for the Roots of Language Death in Eastern Indonesia: The Cases of Kayeli and Hukumina Charles E. Grimes Grimes, Charles E. 73

5 Maintaining Vera in Rongga: Struggles over Culture, Tradition, and Language in Modern Manggarai, Flores, Indonesia I. Wayan Arka Arka, I. Wayan 90

6 Why the Philippine Negrito Languages are Endangered Thomas N. Headland Headland, Thomas N. 110

Pt. III Capacity Building and Revitalization Initiatives

7 New Directions in Field Linguistics: Training Strategies for Language Documentation in Indonesia Margaret Florey Florey, Margaret Nikolaus P. Himmelmann Himmelmann, Nikolaus P. 121

8 Anxious Respect for Linguistic Data: The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) and the Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity (RNLD) Nick Thieberger Thieberger, Nick 141

9 Preserving and Promoting Indigenous Languages in Vanuatu: Possibilities and Constraints Hannah Vari-Bogiri Vari-Bogiri, Hannah 159

10 Waima'a: Challenges for Language Documentation and Maintenance in East Timor John Hajek Hajek, John John Bowden Bowden, John 172

11 To Be or Not to Be: Challenges Facing Eastern Penan in Borneo Peter SercombeSercombe, Peter 191

Pt. IV Pedagogical Approaches to Evitalization and Maintenance

12 Digital Transmission of Language and Culture: Rethinking Pedagogical Models for E-Learning D. Victoria Rau Rau, D. Victoria Meng-Chien Yang Yang, Meng-Chien 207

13 Neverver: A Study of Language Vitality and Community Initiatives Julie Barbour Barbour, Julie 225

14 First Language Education in Multilingual Contexts in the Philippines Catherine Young Young, Catherine 245

References 257

Index of Subjects 286

Index of Place Names 295

Index of Languages 299


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