Long denigrated as dialects of Japanese, the Ryukyuan languages are today recognized as languages in their own right. However, speakers of Ryukyuan languages ha

The UNESCO atlas on endangered languages recognizes the Ryukyuan languages as constituting languages in their own right. This represents a dramatic shift in the

The UNESCO atlas on endangered languages recognizes the Ryukyuan languages as constituting languages in their own right. This represents a dramatic shift in the

Heritage language policies define the context in which heritage languages are maintained or abandoned by communities, and this volume describes and analyzes int

This book aims to clarify the present situation of the relations between small island countries and territories on the one hand and the great powers, mainland a