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Author: Julia Sallabank
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-12-19
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1107030617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth study of endangered language revitalisation, which assesses the implications of changing language attitudes for language campaigners and policy-makers.
Author: Justyna Olko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-01-31
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 110862443X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf the approximately 7,000 languages in the world, at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of the twenty-first century. Languages are endangered by a number of factors, including globalization, education policies, and the political, economic and cultural marginalization of minority groups. This guidebook provides ideas and strategies, as well as some background, to help with the effective revitalization of endangered languages. It covers a broad scope of themes including effective planning, benefits, wellbeing, economic aspects, attitudes and ideologies. The chapter authors have hands-on experience of language revitalization in many countries around the world, and each chapter includes a wealth of examples, such as case studies from specific languages and language areas. Clearly and accessibly written, it is suitable for non-specialists as well as academic researchers and students interested in language revitalization. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author: Peter K. Austin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-03-24
Total Pages: 581
ISBN-13: 113950083X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt 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: Sarah G. Thomason
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-04-23
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 0521865735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to language endangerment. What is it? How and why does it happen? Why should we care?
Author: Senior Lecturer in Language Support and Revitalisation Julia Sallabank
Publisher:
Published: 2014-05-14
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781107689787
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn in-depth study of endangered language revitalisation, which assesses the implications of changing language attitudes for language campaigners and policy-makers.
Author: Lenore A. Grenoble
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-03-26
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521597128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an overview of the issues surrounding language loss. It brings together work by theoretical linguists, field linguists, and non-linguist members of minority communities to provide an integrated view of how language is lost, from sociological and economic as well as from linguistic perspectives. The contributions to the volume fall into four categories. The chapters by Dorian and Grenoble and Whaley provide an overview of language endangerment. Grinevald, England, Jacobs, and Nora and Richard Dauenhauer describe the situation confronting threatened languages from both a linguistic and sociological perspective. The understudied issue of what (beyond a linguistic system) can be lost as a language ceases to be spoken is addressed by Mithun, Hale, Jocks, and Woodbury. In the last section, Kapanga, Myers-Scotton, and Vakhtin consider the linguistic processes which underlie language attrition.
Author: Bernard Spolsky
Publisher:
Published: 2012-03
Total Pages: 768
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first Handbook to deal with language policy as a whole and is a complete 'state-of-the-field' survey, covering language practices, beliefs about language varieties, and methods and agencies for language management. It will be welcomed by students, researchers and language professionals in linguistics, education and politics.
Author: Lenore A. Grenoble
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-11-03
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781139445429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLanguage endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, written not only for linguists and anthropologists, but also for language activists and community members who believe they should ensure the future use of their languages, despite their predicted loss. Drawing extensively on case studies, it sets out the necessary background and highlights central issues such as literacy, policy decisions, and allocation of resources. Its primary goal is to provide the essential tools for a successful language revitalization program, such as setting and achieving realistic goals, and anticipating and resolving common obstacles. Clearly written and informative, Saving Languages will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the fate of small language communities around the globe.
Author: David Hirsh
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783034312325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany of the world's 7000 language groups are endangered due to falling rates of language and culture transmission from one generation to the next. This book presents case studies of endangered language groups, and of their associated knowledge and belief systems, to highlight the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural diversity.
Author: David Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-11-21
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1107041139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInvestigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.
