Endangered Languages An Introduction
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Description
Most of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will vanish before the end of this century, taking with them cultural traditions from all over the world, as well as linguistic structures that would have improved our understanding of the universality and variability of human language. This book is an accessible introduction to the topic of language endangerment, answering questions such as: what is it? How and why does it happen? Why should we care? The book outlines the…
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Key features
- Uses case studies and a wide variety of examples of situations involving endangered languages
- Includes a glossary of technical terms to help readers gain a clear understanding of the concepts involved in language endangerment
- Complete with an extensive 'Sources and further readings' section at the end of each chapter
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139033817
- Series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
- Subjects Anthropology,English Language and Linguistics: General Interest,Language and Linguistics,Linguistic Anthropology,Sociolinguistics and Language in Society
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 09 June 2015
- ISBN: 9780521865739
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.59kg
- Contains: 1 map
- Page extent: 242 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 27 April 2015
- ISBN: 9780521684538
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.45kg
- Contains: 1 map
- Page extent: 242 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781139033817
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