Publications
Publication details [#20982]
Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann. 1986. The study of language use in Oceania. Annual Review of Anthropology 15 : 149–162.
Annotation
Overview and review of linguistic studies involving data from Oceania, more specifically the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Two categories of subjects are treated: the study of speech communities and codes, and the study of speech activities and events.