Language endangerment and language revitalization : an introduction /
In almost every part of the world, minority languages are being threatened with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive once-extinct languages. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endange...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter,
[2006]
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| Series: | Mouton textbook.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In almost every part of the world, minority languages are being threatened with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive once-extinct languages. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endangerment and revitalization. Among the examined aspects are: degrees of endangerment, definitions of language death, causes of endangerment, types of speakers in endangerment situations, methods of documentation. The book is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators. |
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| Item Description: | "Hardcover edition was published in 2005 as volume 148 of the series Trends in linguistics. Studies and monograph"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110896589 3110896583 |