Adelaar Alexander, Himmelmann Nikolaus P. (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar

Routledge, 2005. — 864 p. — (Routledge language family series). — ISBN: 0700712860; ISBN13: 9780700712861.Some 800 Austronesian languages are spoken in the area extending from Madagascar to eastern Indonesia and to the north to Taiwan and the Philippines. They vary greatly in almost every possible respect, including the size and social make-up of the speech communities and their typological profiles.This book is designed to serve as a reference work and in-depth introduction to these languages, providing a source of basic information for linguists and other professionals concerned with this area. It highlights the cultural and linguistic diversity of this group of languages while at the same time keeping track of their common heritage.Five introductory articles on linguistic history, language politics, language endangerment, ritual speech and special registers, and major typological features have the entire area in their scope and provide a balanced and up-to-date discussion of the major issues. The core of the volume consists of grammatical sketches of twenty languages plus three chapters dealing with different aspects of Malay (Old Malay, Malayic varieties and Colloquial Indonesian), representing a good cross-section of the linguistic diversity found in the area.The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar: a historical perspective
Language shift and endangerment
Colonial history and language policy in Insular Southeast Asia and Madagascar
Ritual languages, special registers and speech decorum in Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages of Asia and Madagascar: typological characteristics
Old Malay
Structural diversity in the Malayic subgroup
Colloquial Indonesian
Tsou Elizabeth Zeitoun
Seediq Naomi Tsukida
Iloko Carl Rubino
Tagalog
Sama (Bajau)
Kimaragang
Belait
Malagasy
Phan Rang Cham
Moken and Moklen
Karo Batak
Nias
Javanese
Buol Erik
Makassar
Mori Bawah
Kambera
Tetun and Leti
Taba
Biak