| | English in the South Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | Television was introduced to the region only in the last decade, and the cost of producing local programmes in countries with small populations accounts for the overwhelming domination of English, since most programmes are imported. |
| | The South Pacific has a rich oral tradition in its many indigenous languages, a multifarious tradition where performance is central and which ranges from story telling to epic poetry and genealogies, oratory, songs, and drama. |
| | South Pacific literature is no longer dependent on its initial ties with the institutions which were so instrumental in encouraging its development, though the two regional universities are still a focus for many writers and facilitate the publication of much of the work produced in the region. |
| www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj /paclangunit/English_South_Pacific.htm (7215 words) |
