言學跨越諸多領域，兼容並包，是一門具有高度整合性的學科。不過一般人卻總認為語言學是一個非常冷僻艱澀的學科，而在這冷門的領域中，南島語言學更是冷門中的冷門。因此，國內語言學界雖有四百多位學者專家，然而積極從事臺灣南島語言研究的學者卻一直都非常的少。臺灣南島語言很重要，結別這這些語言中大圓分又墜已瀕臨消失的險境，再不努力保存、加緊研究，恐怕不久的將來，都將蕩然無存。 本文撰寫目的有二：一則檢視國內外研究臺灣南島語言之碩博士論文，以了解臺灣南島語言學研究的趨勢及成果；再者，對這個領域未來的研究方向及行政部門所能給予之協助，提出一些個人看法，希冀能為這個領域之研究開創新機。

　　　　　It is often considered that linguistics is a difficult subject, and Formosan linguistics is particularly challenging. Consequently, though there are about four hundred scholars working on linguistics in Taiwan, there are only about 20 active Formosan linguists in the country. It is well known that Formosan languages are very important, especially since most of them are becoming extinct. Hence, it is vital to have more linguists involved in this field. The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, MA theses and Ph.D. dissertations on Formosan linguistics are presented, so as to reveal current trends and accomplishments in Formosan linguistics. Second, the expected research direction of Formosan linguistics and anticipated government assistance for this research area are presented, in the hope that we will be entering a new era of Formosan linguistics.