10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUSTRONESIA»
Discover the use of
Austronesia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Austronesia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Endangered Languages of
Austronesia
This book explores the challenges to linguistic vitality confronting many minority languages in the highly diverse and geographically far-flung Austronesian language family.
2
Austronesian Diaspora and the Ethnogeneses of People in ...
It is pitiful that with all these potentials, the study of Austronesia has not been so
attractive to Indonesian researchers. So far only few studies have been
conducted about this subject in Indonesia. Understanding and realizing its
importance, the ...
Truman Simanjuntak, Ingrid Harriet Eileen Pojoh, Muhamad Hisyam, 2006
3
Austronesian Soundscapes: Performing Arts in Oceania and ...
Conclusion Rapa Nui is significant to Austronesia because it is an unequivocal
geographic marker of the extent of the Austronesian diaspora in an uncharted
history of voyaging and colonisation. Yet Austronesia is significant to Rapa Nui
not ...
4
Hispanisation: The Impact of Spanish on the Lexicon and ...
This volume is meant to give the reader a better idea of the range of contact constellations in which Spanish functions as the donor language.
Thomas Stolz, Dik Bakker, Rosa Salas Palomo, 2008
5
Geography of Oceania: Asia-Pacific, Australasia, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
6
Oceani: New World Syndrome, Melanesia, New Guinea, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
7
Oceanic Voices - European Quills: The Early Documents on and ...
Austronesia. According to Maddieson (1984), the vast majority of the world's
languages (about 96%) have at least one liquid phoneme. With 74% almost three
quarters of the world's languages count at least two liquids among their
phonemes.
8
Ancient Religions of the Austronesian World: From ...
Julian Baldick, a celebrated historian of ancient religion, here argues that the diverse inhabitants of the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Guinea and Oceania show a common inheritance that extends beyond language.
9
Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian ...
However, despite these complications due to the usurpation of rank from original
founder lines, the elements of founder-focused ideology still occur so widely in
Austronesia that one may suspect them of having a high antiquity and possibly of
...
James J. Fox, Clifford Sather, 2006
10
The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives
The seventeen papers in this volume provide a general survey of these diverse populations focusing on their common origins and historical transformations.
Peter Bellwood, James J. Fox, Darrell Tryon, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUSTRONESIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Austronesia is used in the context of the following news items.
What a quick research on defining the Malay race finds
Summarise these three points, Malay is defined as a race whose ancestry originated from the Austronesia region and can speak Malay ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
Feature: I never have and never will sing Japan's national anthem …
... has blood ties with Southeast Asia, North Asia and Austronesia and probably more," Keiko Gono, a leading sociologist told Xinhua recently. «Shanghai Daily, Jun 15»
Founders Library presents 'Sounds of Austronesia'
Sounds of Austronesia Founders Memorial Library presents “Sounds of Austronesia: Boat lutes, Zithers, and Bamboo Nose Flutes of Maritime ... «NIU Today, Apr 15»
New 2.8-million-year-old fossil may push back date of human …
And finally, a new study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B that analyzed religious systems in Austronesia is challenging the ... «OregonLive.com, Mar 15»
To foster complex societies, tell people a god is watching
To test which came first, a team of scientists led by Watts analyzed data about religion and political complexity from Austronesia, a group of ... «Science AAAS, Mar 15»
Complex societies evolved without belief in all-powerful deity
But a new analysis of religious systems in Austronesia — the network of small and island states stretching from Madagascar to Easter Island ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
Traditional warfare of the Zeliangrong - Part 2 -
Headhunting was a widespread practice among the Austronesia speaking peoples of Southeast Asia. This practice is one of the affinities ... «E-Pao.net, Feb 15»
Saturday's Company Challenge at the Harbor to Benefit Santa …
... the Santa Barbara community to SBOCC and the sport of outrigger canoe racing, which has origins in Austronesia and today is the state sport ... «Noozhawk, Jun 14»
Expert says skeleton found on Matsu linked to Austronesia
TAIPEI -- Two sets of skeletal human remains that had been discovered earlier on Liang Island of Matsu are believed to have belonged to ... «China Post, Jul 13»
The tiny island where men have their own language
It developed from an English-based pidgin — one of many in Austronesia — but because Ngatik lies so far from the main shipping routes of the ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 13»
