[An-lang] New publication: The Linguistic Atlas of French Polynesia

[Alex Francois]

dear Austronesianists,

It is my great pleasure to announce today the publication of a new
lexicographic reference:

*The Linguistic Atlas of French Polynesia*

The joint work of *Jean-Michel Charpentier* (LACITO-CNRS; UPF) and *Alexandre
François *(LACITO-CNRS; A.N.U.),  this 2562-page volume documents the
diversity of dialects and languages of this vast territory of the Pacific.

It is published jointly by the Université de la Polynésie française (UPF)
and by deGruyter.  The atlas is released in *Open access*, and can be
freely downloaded by anyone.

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Charpentier, Jean-Michel & Alexandre François. 2015.
*Atlas Linguistique de Polynésie Française —
Linguistic Atlas of French Polynesia*.
Berlin, Papeete: Mouton de Gruyter & Université de la Polynésie Française.
2562 pp. (ISBN : 978-3-11-026035-9)

*Homepage of the atlas*, including download links
<http://alex.francois.free.fr/AF-LAFP_e.htm>
<http://alex.francois.free.fr/AF-LAFP_e.htm>

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*Presentation*

The vast territory of French Polynesia is home to seven distinct Polynesian
languages – Tahitian, Austral, Ra'ivavae, Rapa, Mangarevan, Pa'umotu and
Marquesan – which in turn show internal variation. The fruit of ten years
of collaboration by two linguists of French CNRS, Jean-Michel Charpentier
(†) and Alexandre François, the *Linguistic Atlas of French Polynesia* pays
tribute to the rich linguistic landscape of the country by documenting
thoroughly twenty different communalects, in the form of 2253 maps.

The atlas combines data from earlier lexicographic publications, with
primary data collected by J-M. Charpentier during numerous field trips to
the country's five archipelagoes. Several languages (particularly Austral,
Ra'ivavae, Rapa) are here documented in depth for the first time.

Organised by topics (body, life, individual and society, culture and
technology, flora and fauna), these lexical maps are supplemented by
explanatory notes, as well as 200 pages of indexes in French, English,
Tahitian. Text chapters in French and English present the social profile
and the historical dynamics of the territory's languages, which are all
endangered to various extents. Published in open access, this multilingual
and comparative atlas provides an essential reference to scholars and
teachers alike, as well as to a broader audience keen to explore and
preserve the linguistic heritage of the Pacific region.
The volume was officially launched by A. François at the *Université de la
Polynésie française*, in Tahiti, on 26 February 2015.

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Hopefully, this publication will increase our knowledge of Polynesian
languages, and will be useful to Oceanic and Austronesian specialists.

Feel free to download <http://alex.francois.free.fr/AF-LAFP_e.htm> the
volume, and make the most of it.


best,

Alex François
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Alexandre François
LACITO-CNRS <http://lacito.vjf.cnrs.fr/membres/francois.htm>, France
Australian National University
<https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/francois-a>, Canberra
Personal homepage <http://alex.francois.free.fr>
Linguistic atlas of French Polynesia
<http://alex.francois.free.fr/AF-LAFP_e.htm>
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