The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages /
The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages /
edited by Peter K. Austin and Julia Sallabank.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2011.
- xii, 567 p. : ill. 26 cm.
This handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.
9780521882156
Language obsolescence
P 40.5.L33 / .C144 2011
This handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.
9780521882156
Language obsolescence
P 40.5.L33 / .C144 2011
