Description | This is a higher level grouping of all series whose content includes specific linguistic materials concerning various Indonesian local languages. The areas covered include the Flores Islands, Java, Irian Jaya, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Madura Island, Sumatra, Sulawesi and the Teon Island Chain. Documents include typed and handwritten notes and comparative wordlists by Capell and others, printed articles (in languages including English and Dutch) discussing the linguistics of the various languages, texts in local languages annotated with vocabulary and grammar, and maps of language distribution. The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the world's largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world and the fourth most populous overall. It has had free elections since the 1998 Revolution which led to the resignation of President Suharto, who came to power in 1965. For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia |