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Pacific Linguistics   Tags: linguistics, pacific  

A guide to basic Pacific-related linguistics research.
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2012 URL: http://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/paclin Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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Basic Reference Books

Click on the highlighted titles below to see where you can find copies of these books in the Library. Check Locations! Items in the Voyager catalog marked UH Manoa: Hamilton Pacific Reference or UH Manoa: Hamilton Hawaiian Reference can be pulled directly off the reference shelves in the Hawaiian & Pacific reading room. For items marked UH Manoa Hawaiian Collection or UH Manoa Pacific Collection, request retrieval through the "Get This Item" link in Voyager. (Click here for instructions on how to request books using "Get This Item.")

For Hawaiian and Pacific research, all of the same tools exist as for any other kind of research. There are region- and subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, histories, newspapers, academic journals and etc. Two very good starting points for general information:

Ethnologue: languages of the world - Gordon, Raymond G., editor; Barbara F. Grimes, contributing editor
Call Number: P371.E83 2005
ISBN: 155671159X
Publication Date: 2005
A primary reference texts for basic information on Pacific languages. See also the online edition.

The Far East and Australasia - Europa Publications
Call Number: DS 502 .F37
Annual publication with detailed overview information (history, geography, population and economic statistics) for every country in the Pacific, including U.S. affiliated (Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa). This can be a useful resource when researching conditions in the country of origin for Pacific Islanders living in Hawaii. Most recent editions are located in the 1st floor reference section and in the Asia reference collection on the 4th floor, as well as in Hawaiian and Pacific Collections reference shelves.

 

Image Collections

These image collections cover a wide array of topics and time periods, and may be of use when researching background on specific countries. Note: The George Grace Linguistic Research and Slides of Melanesia site (which is the source for above photo, see link below) also contains

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