Endangered Austronesian and Australian Aboriginal Languages: Essays on Language Documentation, Archiving, and Revitalization
- ISBN-10
- 0858836238
- ISBN-13
- 9780858836235
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
- Author
- Gunter Senft
Description
The anthology focuses mainly on endangered Oceanic languages, with articles on Vanuatu by Darrell Tryon and the Marquesas by Gabriele Cablitz, on situations of loss and gain by Ingjerd Homī¸ and on the Kilivila language of the Trobriands by the editor. Nick Thieberger, Peter Wittenburg and Paul Trilsbeek, and David Blundell and colleagues write about aspects of linguistic archiving. Under the rubric of revitalization, Margaret Florey and Michael Ewing write about Maluku, Jakelin Troy and Michael Walsh about Australian Aboriginal languages in southeastern Australia, whilst three articles, by Sophie Nock, Diane Johnson and Winifred Crombie concern the revitalization of Maori.
