Oceanic Linguistics
Encyclopedia
Oceanic Linguistics is an international academic journal devoted to the study of the thousand-odd indigenous languages of the Oceanic area and parts of Southeast Asia
, including the aboriginal languages of Australia
, the Papuan languages
of New Guinea
, and the languages of the Austronesian (or Malayo-Polynesian) family. Articles cover issues of linguistic theory that pertain to languages of the area, report research on historical relations, or furnish new information about inadequately described languages. Monographs on the same languages are published as Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications (OLSP).
The journal was founded by George W. Grace
at Southern Illinois University
in 1962 but accompanied its editor to the University of Hawaii
in 1964 (vol. 3). It has been published by the University of Hawaii Press
since 1966 (vol. 5). In 1992, the editorship passed to Byron W. Bender
at the University of Hawaii, and in 2007 it passed to John Lynch
at the University of the South Pacific
Emalus Campus in Vanuatu
.
Oceanic Linguistics appears semiannually in June and December. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on Project MUSE
. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volumes of both the journal and the OLSP series are available in the JSTOR
electronic archive.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, including the aboriginal languages of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, the Papuan languages
Papuan languages
The Papuan languages are those languages of the western Pacific which are neither Austronesian nor Australian. The term does not presuppose a genetic relationship. The concept of Papuan peoples as distinct from Melanesians was first suggested and named by Sidney Herbert Ray in 1892.-The...
of New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, and the languages of the Austronesian (or Malayo-Polynesian) family. Articles cover issues of linguistic theory that pertain to languages of the area, report research on historical relations, or furnish new information about inadequately described languages. Monographs on the same languages are published as Oceanic Linguistics Special Publications (OLSP).
The journal was founded by George W. Grace
George W. Grace
George W. Grace, born on 8 September 1921 in Corinth, Mississippi and raised on the Gulf Coast, is an emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii specializing in historical and comparative linguistics, ethnolinguistics, and Austronesian languages, especially the Oceanic languages...
at Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses...
in 1962 but accompanied its editor to the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
in 1964 (vol. 3). It has been published by the University of Hawaii Press
University of Hawaii Press
The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaii.The University of Hawaii Press was founded in 1947, with the mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship by publishing current research in all disciplines of the humanities and natural and social...
since 1966 (vol. 5). In 1992, the editorship passed to Byron W. Bender
Byron W. Bender
Byron W. Bender is an emeritus professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii specializing in Micronesian languages, primarily Marshallese, and Oceanic languages more generally. He joined the Department of Linguistics in 1965, serving as its chair and as editor of its journal Oceanic...
at the University of Hawaii, and in 2007 it passed to John Lynch
John Lynch (linguist)
John Lynch, born 8 July 1946, in Sydney, Australia, is a linguist specializing in Oceanic languages. He is an emeritus professor of Pacific Languages and the former Director of the Pacific Languages Unit at the University of the South Pacific in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Prior to moving to Vanuatu, he...
at the University of the South Pacific
University of the South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific is a public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. It is an international centre for teaching and research on Pacific culture and environment. USP's academic programmes are recognised worldwide, attracting students...
Emalus Campus in Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
.
Oceanic Linguistics appears semiannually in June and December. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on Project MUSE
Project MUSE
Project MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...
. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volumes of both the journal and the OLSP series are available in the JSTOR
JSTOR
JSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995. It provides its member institutions full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known journals, dating back to 1665 in the case of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society...
electronic archive.