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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Place / Publishing House: | [Place of publication not identified] : Mouton de Gruyter, 2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2006 2005 |
Edition: | Reprint 2012 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Trends in linguistics. Language endangerment and language revitalization
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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ISBN: | 3110896583 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |