Language endangerment and language revitalization : an introduction

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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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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Tsunoda, Tasaku
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[Place of publication not identified] De Gruyter Mouton 2006
Mouton de Gruyter 2005
Ausgabe:
Reprint 2012
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (335 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Schriftenreihe:
Trends in linguistics. Language endangerment and language revitalization
ISBN:
9783110896589
3110896583
Schlagworte:
Languages & Literatures
Philology & Linguistics
Language attrition.
Language obsolescence.
Language revival.
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