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Language maintenance among the Baduy of western Java, Indonesia

  • Prof Eri Kurniawan and A/Prof Michael Ewing,

The language and culture of the indigenous Baduy people of Indonesia is facing pressure from outside influences. Researchers are trying to help.

INTERVIEW: Australia is a multilingual society & accepting multiculturalism means taking language seriously

  • Professor Ingrid Piller,

The dominance of English in Australia has negative consequences for people who don’t speak it perfectly.

访谈：台湾原住民语言和文化的振兴：从原住民族长的角度来看

  • Akawyan Pakawyan (林清美),

林清美（Akawyan Pakawyan，1938年出生）是台湾原住民的卑南族人…

INTRODUCTION: Taiwan – Re-articulations of Politics and Culture in a Marginal State

  • Dr Craig Smith,

This edition offers a compelling purview of the change and continuity that has defined and redefined Taiwan in its marginal state.

Taiwan transitions and tribal tongues: From the language of reconciliation to the revitalisation of language?

  • Dr Brett Todd,

Taiwan’s indigenous languages have suffered under various colonial regimes. Can they be revived?

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