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Founded by Stephen Wurm.1
Private company
Pacific Linguistics
Australian educational book publisher
Pacific Linguistics was established in 1963 as a non-profit publisher at the Australian National University, Canberra, publishing linguistic books (such as grammars and dictionaries) on the languages of Oceania, the Pacific, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia. It has four series Series A - Occasional Papers Series B - Monographs Series C - Books Series D - Special Publications Since 2012, Pacific Linguistics has been published by Walter de Gruyter.2 It was founded by Stephen Wurm.1 It is part of De Gruyter Mouton.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypublishing1
- Websitewww.degruyter.com/view/serial/185006
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Pacific Linguistics was established in 1963 as a non-profit publisher at the Australian National University, Canberra, publishing linguistic books (such as grammars and dictionaries) on the languages of Oceania, the Pacific, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia. It has four series Series A - Occasional Papers Series B - Monographs Series C - Books Series D - Special Publications Since 2012, Pacific Linguistics has been published by Walter de Gruyter.2
Corporate structure
Pacific Linguistics is part of a group headed by De Gruyter. 9 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- De Gruyter Berlin
- De Gruyter Mouton Berlin
- Pacific Linguistics
- Deutscher Kunstverlag Subsidiary · Berlin
- K. G. Saur Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
- Max Niemeyer Verlag Subsidiary · Tübingen
- De Gruyter Online Subsidiary · Czechia
- De Gruyter Open Subsidiary · Poland
- Walter De Gruyter Inc. Subsidiary · Boston, United States
- De Gruyter Mouton Berlin
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Pacific Linguistics, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderStephen Wurm1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- De Gruyter Mouton since 2011
Former owners and parents
- Australian National University 1963 to 2004
- ANU Press 2004 to 2011
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.degruyter.com/view/serial/1850061
- WikipediaPacific Linguistics
- WikidataQ7122536
Sources
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- 1WikidataPacific Linguistics on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPacific Linguistics on Wikipedia