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The Handbook of Formosan Languages provides a systematic and comprehensive coverage of the aboriginal languages of Taiwan and of the many ways in which they have been studied. It contains reference articles as well as grammar sketches of a number of Formosan languages, including a few extinct languages, written by leading scholars inthe field. The handbook includes up-to-date bibliographical references and indices and is illustrated with tables, maps, and other useful figures. An invaluable reference to Formosanists, Austronesianists, and typologists, it will be of interest to linguists more broadly as well. The Handbook of Formosan Languages is published as a set of three fascicles: · Part 1, xlviii + 920 pages · Part 2, x + 474 pages · Part 3, x + 706 pages

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Paul Jen-kuei Li, Ph.D. (1973), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, is Adjunct Research Fellow and Academician of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan. A leading specialist on Formosan languages, he is the author of numerous books and articles. Elizabeth Zeitoun, Ph.D. (1995), Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7), is Research Fellow at the Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Her publications include A Grammar of Mantauran (Rukai) (2007) and A Study of Saisiyat Morphology (2015). Rik De Busser, Ph.D. (2009), La Trobe University, is Associate Professor at the Department of Linguistics, National ChengChi University, Taiwan. He specializes in Takivatan Bunun.

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