Endangered Languages

Name: Endangered Languages
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521684538
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An Introduction

Автор: Sarah G. Thomason, Veronica Grondona

Език:

Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Cambridge University Press

Наличност: Външен склад

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Most of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will vanish before the end of this century, ta...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Sarah G. Thomason, Veronica Grondona

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2015

страници

242

EAN

9780521684538

ISBN

0521684536

Enbook ID

09072163

Издател

Cambridge University Press

Теглоt

454

Размери

175 x 248 x 15

Пълно описание

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 various causes of language endangerment, explaining what makes a language 'safe', and highlighting the danger signs that threaten a minority language. Readers will learn about the consequences of losing a language, both for its former speech community and for our understanding of human language. Illustrated with case studies, it describes the various methods of documenting endangered languages, and shows how they can be revitalised.

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