Linguistic Ecology : Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region (Paperback)

1 The changing linguistic ecology of the Pacific region 2 Language ecology in pre-European days 3 Disruptions in the linguistic ecology 4 Pidgins and creoles 5 Case studies 6 Mission languages and language policies 7 Official policies and language planning 8 The impact of literacy 9 The impact of foreign language teaching 10 The sociolinguistics of language shift, decay and death 11 Assessing the damage: structural and lexical effects 12 Preserving linguistic diversity: outlook and prospects