Many Austronesian languages exhibit isolating word structure. This volume offers a series of investigations into these languages, which are found in an "isolati

This volume presents the most wide-ranging treatment available today of the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Southeast Asia and their outliers, a group of more th

A compelling argument for why creoles are their own unique entity, which have developed independently of other processes of language development and change.

This volume is a grammatical sketch of Hainan Cham, an endangered tonal Austronesian language. The study focuses on three areas: social background and contact h

A unique, interdisciplinary and up-to-date treatment exploring human migration and its role in creating novel ecosystems over the long term.