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| Author | : Christopher Moseley |
| Publisher | : UNESCO |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9231040960 |
Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view.
| Author | : Wurm, Stephen A. |
| Publisher | : UNESCO |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2001-07-17 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9231037986 |
Close to half of the 6,000 languges spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind. This new edition of the Atlas, first published in 1996, is intended to give a graphic picture of the magnitude of the problem and a comprehensive list of languages in danger.
| Author | : R.E. Asher |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1009 |
| Release | : 2018-04-19 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 1317851080 |
Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.
| Author | : David Bradley |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2019-11-21 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1107041139 |
Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.
| Author | : Unesco |
| Publisher | : UNESCO |
| Total Pages | : 62 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : K. David Harrison |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0195372069 |
It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. This text focuses on the question: what is lost when a language dies?
| Author | : Jean-Marc Dewaele |
| Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2003-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9781853596254 |
The papers in this volume have been written by leading scholars in the field of bilingualism and deal with individual bilingualism, societal and educational phenomena, addressing issues such as bilingual usage, acquisition, teaching, and language planning and policy. The volume's major asset lies in its diversity, not only in depth of investigation and in topical variety but also in the range of languages and geographical regions covered. Another important feature of the volume is its multidisciplinary perspective. Among the contributors are linguists, sociologists, psychologists and sociolinguists.
| Author | : Peter K. Austin |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 581 |
| Release | : 2011-03-24 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 113950083X |
It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art 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 both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.
| Author | : Mark Turin |
| Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1909254304 |
Thanks to ever-greater digital connectivity, interest in oral traditions has grown beyond that of researcher and research subject to include a widening pool of global users. When new publics consume, manipulate and connect with field recordings and digital cultural archives, their involvement raises important practical and ethical questions. This volume explores the political repercussions of studying marginalised languages; the role of online tools in ensuring responsible access to sensitive cultural materials; and ways of ensuring that when digital documents are created, they are not fossilised as a consequence of being archived. Fieldwork reports by linguists and anthropologists in three continents provide concrete examples of overcoming barriers -- ethical, practical and conceptual -- in digital documentation projects. Oral Literature In The Digital Age is an essential guide and handbook for ethnographers, field linguists, community activists, curators, archivists, librarians, and all who connect with indigenous communities in order to document and preserve oral traditions.
| Author | : Luna Filipović |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 413 |
| Release | : 2016-10-03 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027266441 |
This peer-reviewed collection brings together the latest research on language endangerment and language rights. It creates a vibrant, interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of the most pertinent and urgent topics central to vitality and equality of languages in today’s globalised world. The novelty of the volume lies in the multifaceted view on the variety of dangers that languages face today, such as extinction through dwindling speaker populations and lack of adequate preservation policies or inequality in different social contexts (e.g. access to justice, education and research resources). There are examples of both loss and survival, and discussion of multiple factors that condition these two different outcomes. We pose and answer difficult questions such as whether forced interventions in preventing loss are always warranted or indeed viable. The emerging shared perspective is that of hope to inspire action towards improving the position of different languages and their speakers through research of this kind.
